uillinn

Irish

Alternative forms

• uilinn (Connacht)
• uille

Etymology

From Old Irish uilen (“elbow, forearm; angle, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *olīnā.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪlʲənʲ/; /ˈɪlʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille)
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɪlən̪ˠ/ (as if spelled uileann)
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈɪl̠ʲən̠ʲ/; /ˈɪlʲən̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form uilinn)
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɪlʲən̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form uilinn); /ˈɪl̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪl̠ʲə/, /ˈɨ̞l̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille)

Noun

uillinn f (genitive singular uillinne or uilne or uilleann, nominative plural uilleannacha or uilneacha)

1. elbow

   ar uillinn (duine) ― at (someone)'s elbow

2. elbow-shaped bend; corner, angle
3. (geometry) angle

Usage notes

• The normal genitive is uillinne, but in certain contexts it is uilleann.

Declension

Declension of uillinn (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative uillinn uilleannacha vocative a uillinn a uilleannacha genitive uillinne uilleannacha dative uillinn uilleannacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an uillinn na huilleannacha genitive na huillinne na n-uilleannacha dative leis an uillinn don uillinn leis na huilleannacha

Alternative declension

Declension of uillinn (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative uillinn uilneacha vocative a uillinn a uilneacha genitive uilne uilneacha dative uillinn uilneacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an uillinn na huilneacha genitive na huilne na n-uilneacha dative leis an uillinn don uillinn leis na huilneacha

Derived terms

• an uillinn a thabhairt do (“to elbow, nudge”)
• bíomal uillinne (“angle-brace”)
• cathaoir uilleann (“arm-chair”)
• dronuillinn (“right angle”)
• frithuillinn (“return angle”)
• iarann uillinne (“angle-iron”)
• in uillinn a chéile (“arm in arm”)
• píb uilleann (“uilleann pipes”)
• treo-uillinn (“bearing”)
• uilleach (“angular”)
• uillinn airde (“angle of elevation”)
• uillinn ar bhóthar (“sharp turn, elbow, in road”)
• uillinn ar uillinn (“arm in arm”)
• uillinn ghéar (“acute angle”)
• uillinn istigh (“interior angle”)
• uillinn píopa (“elbow of pipe”)
• uillinn sceabhach (“oblique angle”)
• uillinn teagmhála (“contact angle”)
• uillinn theorantach (“limiting angle”)
• uillinntomhas (“protractor”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of uillinn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uillinn	n-uillinn	huillinn	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uillinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN