éadan
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish étan (“brow, forehead”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]éadan m (genitive singular éadain, nominative plural éadain)
Declension
[edit]Declension of éadan
Derived terms
[edit]- as éadan (“one by one”)
- clár éadain m (“forehead”)
- éadanán m (“headstall”)
- éadanchlár m (“fascia”)
- in éadan (“against, opposed to; engaged in”)
- néaróg éadain f (“facial nerve”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éadan | n-éadan | héadan | t-éadan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 92
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 339, page 117
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éadan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éadan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “éadan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024