Eithne
See also: eithne
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛnʲə/, /ˈɛhnʲə/
Proper noun
Eithne f (genitive Eithne)
- a female given name from Old Irish
- (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Eithne | nEithne | hEithne | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- Ethne
Inflection
| Feminine iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | EithneL | — | — |
| Vocative | EithneL | — | — |
| Accusative | EithniN | — | — |
| Genitive | Eithne | — | — |
| Dative | EithniL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Eithne | unchanged | nEithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Hogan, J., Hogan, E. (1900). Irish and Scottish Gaelic Names of Herbs, Plants, Trees, Etc. Ireland: M. H. Gille and son, p. vi
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnʲə/
Proper noun
Eithne
- a female given name from Old Irish
- (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Eithne | n-Eithne | h-Eithne | t-Eithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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