éabann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ébind, from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj,

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːbˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

éabann m (genitive singular éabainn)

1. ebony

Declension

Declension of éabann (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative éabann vocative a éabainn genitive éabainn dative éabann forms with the definite article singular nominative an t-éabann genitive an éabainn dative leis an éabann don éabann

Mutation

Mutated forms of éabann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éabann	n-éabann	héabann	t-éabann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “éabann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 383; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• “éabann”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éabann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN