peann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish penn (“pen”), borrowed from Latin penna (“feather”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pʲɑun̪ˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /pʲɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /pʲan̪ˠ/

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, nominative plural pinn)

1. pen

Declension

Declension of peann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative peann pinn Vocative a phinn a pheanna Genitive pinn peann Dative peann pinn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an peann na pinn Genitive an phinn na bpeann Dative leis an bpeann don pheann leis na pinn

• Alternative plural: peanna (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• cró pinn (“pen-holder”)
• peann luaidhe (“pencil”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
peann	pheann	bpeann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “penn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “peann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 540
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• peannt, pean, peana

Etymology

From Old Irish penn, from Latin penna (“feather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰjaun̪ˠ/
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /pʰɛun̪ˠ/

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, plural pinn)

1. pen

Declension

Declension of peann (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	peann	pinn
Genitive	pinn	pheann
Dative	peann	pinn; peannaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(am) peann	(na) pinn
Genitive	(a') phinn	(nam) peann
Dative	(a') pheann	(na) pinn; peannaibh✝
Vocative	phinn	pheanna

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century