Èirinn

See also: Éirinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish Érinn, the dative of Ériu, from Old Irish Ériu. Cognates include Irish Éire and Manx Nerin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾʲɪɲ/

Proper noun

Èirinn f

1. Ireland (a country in Europe)

Declension

Declension of Èirinn (irregular feminine proper noun)

	Singular
Nominative	Èirinn
Genitive	(na h-)Èireann
Dative	Èirinn
Vocative	Èirinn

Derived terms

• Èireannach

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Èirinn	n-Èirinn	h-Èirinn	t-Èirinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “Èirinn”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 724