anann
Irish
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Tupi nanas (“excellent fruit”), probably via French and/or English ananas.
Noun
anann m (genitive singular anainn, nominative plural anainn)
- pineapple
Declension
Declension of anann
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- lus anainn m (“pineapple weed”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
anann | n-anann | hanann | t-anann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "anann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.