ealaín
Irish
Alternative forms
- ealadha (archaic nominative/accusative)
- ealadhain (superseded; formerly dative only)
- ealaí (modern spelling of archaic nominative/accusative)
Etymology
From Old Irish elada (“art, science, acquired craft or skill”).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connacht" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈalˠiːnʲ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Aran" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæliːn/[1]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɑlˠɨnʲ/[2]
Noun
ealaín f (genitive singular ealaíne, nominative plural ealaíona)
Declension
Declension of ealaín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- ealaíonta
- ealaíontacht
- ealaíontóir
- tine ealaíne (“firework”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ealaín | n-ealaín | healaín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 23
- ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt[1] (in Irish), Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 2
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “elada, elatha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ealaḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 276
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ealaín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN