inneoin

Irish

Alternative forms

• inneoir (Ulster)
• inneóin, inneóir (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish inneóin, indeóin, from Old Irish indéin. Cognate with Welsh einion.

Noun

inneoin f (genitive singular inneonach or inneona, nominative plural inneonacha)

1. anvil

Declension

Declension of inneoin

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative inneoin inneonacha Vocative a inneoin a inneonacha Genitive inneonach inneonacha Dative inneoin inneonacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an inneoin na hinneonacha Genitive na hinneonach na n-inneonacha Dative leis an inneoin don inneoin leis na hinneonacha

Alternative declension:

Declension of inneoin

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative inneoin inneonacha Vocative a inneoin a inneonacha Genitive inneona inneonacha Dative inneoin inneonacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an inneoin na hinneonacha Genitive na hinneona na n-inneonacha Dative leis an inneoin don inneoin leis na hinneonacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inneoin	n-inneoin	hinneoin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “inneoin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 399
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “inneoin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN