Èirinn
See also: Éirinn
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From a dative form of Old Irish Ériu (compare modern Irish Éire), from Proto-Celtic *ɸīweryū (compare Welsh Iwerddon), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, likely related to *piHwer- (“fat”).
Proper noun
Èirinn f (genitive Èireann)
Related terms
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. | |||