íarn
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːa̯rn/
Noun
íarn n or m (genitive íairn or éirn, nominative plural íairn or éirn)
- iron
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: iarann
- Manx: yiarn
- Scottish Gaelic: iarann
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| íarn | unchanged | n-íarn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “íarn”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN