in éadan

Irish

Alternative forms

• i n-éadan (obsolete)

Preposition

in éadan (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. against (in a contrary direction to; in physical opposition to, or in collision with; in opposition to)

   Synonyms: i gcoinne, in aghaidh

2. at intervals of (followed by a singular noun referring to a period of time, preceded by the definite article)

   in éadan an lae ― every day, daily (adverb)

Inflection

Inflection of in éadan

	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		i m'éadan	i m'éadansa
	second		i d'éadan	i d'éadansa
	third	m	ina éadan	ina éadansan
		f	ina héadan	ina héadansa
plural	first		inár n-éadan	inár n-éadanna
	second		in bhur n-éadan	in bhur n-éadansa
	third		ina n-éadan	ina n-éadansan

Derived terms

• in éadan an chnoic

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “in éadan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “in éadan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “in éadan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025