oileán
Irish
Etymology
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): /ˈɪlʲɑːnˠ/
- 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): /ˈɛlʲænˠ/
Noun
oileán m (genitive singular oileáin, nominative plural oileáin)
Declension
Declension of oileán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (island): inis
Derived terms
- An tOileán Úr (“the New World, America”)
- Oileáin Fhilipíneacha (“Philippines”)
- oileán mara (“seagirt island”)
- Oileán Phrionsa Éadbhard (“Prince Edward Island”)
- oileán sráide, oileán tráchta (“street-refuge, traffic island”)
- oileán tráchta (“traffic island”)
- oileánach (“islander; insular”)
- oileánra (“archipelago”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| oileán | n-oileán | hoileán | t-oileán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oileán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “island”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024