Eanáir

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iānuārius. Akin to English January.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈan̪ˠɑːɾʲ]

Proper noun

Eanáir m (genitive Eanáir, nominative plural Eanáirí)

1. January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)

Declension

Declension of Eanáir

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative Eanáir Eanáirí Vocative a Eanáir a Eanáirí Genitive Eanáir Eanáirí Dative Eanáir Eanáirí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tEanáir na hEanáirí Genitive an Eanáir na nEanáirí Dative leis an Eanáir don Eanáir leis na hEanáirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eanáir	nEanáir	hEanáir	tEanáir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag ^{(Category: ga:Months)}

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Eanáir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Eanáir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Eanáir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.