eitleán
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From eitil (“fly”, verb) + -án. Compare Scottish Gaelic itealan.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɛtʲəˈlʲɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲ(ə)lʲɑːnˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲəl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/ (as if spelled eitealán)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲ(ə)lʲanˠ/
Noun
[edit]eitleán m (genitive singular eitleáin, nominative plural eitleáin)
Declension
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Mutation
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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eitleán | n-eitleán | heitleán | t-eitleán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eitleán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “eitleán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eitleán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “eitleán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025