eun
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton un, from Old Breton un, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉn.
Numeral
eun
- one
Irish
Noun
eun m (genitive singular éin, nominative plural éin)
- Obsolete spelling of éan (“bird”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eun | n-eun | heun | t-eun |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish én.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ian/
Noun
eun m (genitive singular eòin, plural eòin)
- bird
- chicken
Derived terms
- amar-eun (“birdbath”)
- bìth-eòin (“birdlime”)
- bòrd-eun (“bird table”)
- cù-eunaich (“pointer (dog)”)
- drannd-eun (“hummingbird”)
- eunadair (“fowler”)
- eunadan (“birdcage”)
- eun-an-t-sneachda (“snow bunting”)
- eun-bealltainne (“whimbrel”)
- eun-creiche (“bird of prey”)
- eun-druidh (“augur”)
- eun-eòlaiche (“ornithologist”)
- eun-eòlas (“ornithology”)
- eun-fionn (“hen-harrier”)
- eun-grunnachaidh (“wading bird”)
- eunlann (“aviary”)
- eunsiubhail (“a bird of passage, a straggler”)
- fèath nan eun (“dead calm”, noun)
- taigh-eun (“birdhouse”)
Descendants
- English: ardian
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eun | n-eun | h-eun | t-eun |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “eun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 én”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language