Èirinn

See also: Éirinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From a dative form of Old Irish Ériu (compare modern Irish Éire), from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū (compare Welsh Iwerddon), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, likely related to *piHwer- (“fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːɾʲɪɲ/

Proper noun

Èirinn f (genitive na h-Èireann)

1. Ireland (a country in Europe)

Declension

Declension of Èirinn

	Singular
Nominative	Èirinn
Genitive	(na) h-Èireann
Dative	Èirinn
Vocative	Èirinn

Related terms

• Èireannach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Èirinn	n-Èirinn	h-Èirinn	t-Èirinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.