easna

Irish

Alternative forms

• asna

Etymology

From Old Irish asna, esna (compare Scottish Gaelic asna), from Proto-Celtic [Term?] (compare Welsh ais (“ribs”)), from pre-Celtic *astonyo-, *h₂estnijo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óst (compare Latin os, Albanian asht).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˠn̪ˠə/

Noun

easna f (genitive singular easna, nominative plural easnacha or easnaí)

1. (anatomy, nautical, of violin) rib
2. (nautical) strake
3. (nautical) timber

Declension

Declension of easna

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative easna easnacha Vocative a easna a easnacha Genitive easna easnacha Dative easna easnacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an easna na heasnacha Genitive na heasna na n-easnacha Dative leis an easna don easna leis na heasnacha

Alternative declension

Declension of easna

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative easna easnaí Vocative a easna a easnaí Genitive easna easnaí Dative easna easnaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an easna na heasnaí Genitive na heasna na n-easnaí Dative leis an easna don easna leis na heasnaí

Alternative declension

Declension of easna

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative easna easnaíocha Vocative a easna a easnaíocha Genitive easna easnaíocha Dative easna easnaíocha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an easna na heasnaíocha Genitive na heasna na n-easnaíocha Dative leis an easna don easna leis na heasnaíocha

Synonyms

• (rib in nautical sense, timber): maide
• (strake): stráice

Derived terms

• láreasna f (“midrib”)
• meáneasna f (“futtock”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
easna	n-easna	heasna	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “asna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Template:R:ga:Dinneen
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “easna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN