peann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish penn (“pen”), borrowed from Latin penna (“feather”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /pʲaun̪ˠ/^[2]
(Galway) IPA^(key): /pʲɑːn̪ˠ/^[3]
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /pʲan̪ˠ/^[4]^[5]

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, nominative plural pinn)

pen (a tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks)

Declension

Declension of peann (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	peann	pinn
vocative	a phinn	a pheanna
genitive	pinn	peann
dative	peann	pinn

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an peann	na pinn
genitive	an phinn	na bpeann
dative	leis an bpeann don pheann	leis na pinn

Alternative plural: peanna (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

cró pinn (“pen-holder”)
peann luaidhe (“pencil”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *peann*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
peann	pheann	bpeann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “penn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 321, page 161
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 48, page 20
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 53, page 14
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 365, page 124

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

peannt, pean, peana

Etymology

From Old Irish penn, from Latin penna (“feather”).

Pronunciation

(Lewis, Harris) IPA^(key): /pʰjaun̪ˠ/^[1]
(Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /pʰɛun̪ˠ/^[2]

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, plural pinn)

pen (a tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks)

Declension

Declension of *peann* (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	peann	pinn
genitive	pinn	pheann
dative	peann	pinn; peannaibh¹

definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(am) peann	(na) pinn
genitive	(a') phinn	(nam) peann
dative	(a') pheann	(na) pinn; peannaibh¹
vocative	phinn	pheanna; pheannaibh

¹ archaic or poetic form

References

^ Ladefoged, Jenny; Ladefoged, Peter; Turk, Alice; Hind, Kevin (5 February 1996), “Word List for Scottish Gaelic (Great Bernera, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)”, in The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive‎^[1], Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “penn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 321, page 161

[3] Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 48, page 20

[4] Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 53, page 14

[5] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 365, page 124

[6] Ladefoged, Jenny; Ladefoged, Peter; Turk, Alice; Hind, Kevin (5 February 1996), “Word List for Scottish Gaelic (Great Bernera, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)”, in The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive‎^[1], Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics

[7] Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath

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