eorna
See also: eòrna
Irish
eorna
Etymology
From Middle Irish eórna (compare Scottish Gaelic eòrna, Manx oarn), from *yeworniū, from Proto-Celtic *yewos (compare Breton yell (“spelt”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwos (“barley”) (compare Lithuanian javaĩ (“grain”), Persian جو (jaw), Sanskrit यव (yava)).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈoːɾˠn̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɾˠn̪ˠə/
Noun
eorna f (genitive singular eorna or eornan)
- barley (Hordeum vulgare)
Declension
- Standard inflection (fourth declension)
Declension of eorna
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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- Alternative inflection (fifth declension)
Declension of eorna
Fifth declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Derived terms
- easpa eorna (“petty spurge”)
- eorna bheag (“bere”)
- eorna nua (“the new (season’s) barley; welcome change of food”)
- eorna phéarlach (“pearl barley”)
- gráinne eorna (“barleycorn”)
- sú na heorna, úsc na heorna (“spirits distilled from barley, whiskey”)
- uisce eorna (“barley-water”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eorna | n-eorna | heorna | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eorna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “eórna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “eorna”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 288
- Entries containing “eorna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “eorna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.