From Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.
íarn n or m (genitive íairn or éirn, nominative plural íairn or éirn)
Disyllabic declension if neuter:
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | íarnN | íarnN | íarnL, íarna |
Vocative | íarnN | íarnN | íarnL, íarna |
Accusative | íarnN | íarnN | íarnL, íarna |
Genitive | ïairnL | íarn | íarnN |
Dative | ïurnL | íarnaib | íarnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Monosyllabic declension if neuter:
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | íarnN | íarnN | íarnL, íarna |
Vocative | íarnN | íarnN | íarnL, íarna |
Accusative | íarnN | íarnN | íarnL, íarna |
Genitive | éirnL | íarn | íarnN |
Dative | íarnL | íarnaib | íarnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Disyllabic declension if masculine:
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | íarn | íarnL | ïairnL |
Vocative | ïairn | íarnL | íarnuH |
Accusative | íarnN | íarnL | íarnuH |
Genitive | ïairnL | íarn | íarnN |
Dative | ïurnL | íarnaib | íarnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Monosyllabic declension if masculine:
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | íarn | íarnL | éirnL |
Vocative | éirn | íarnL | íarnuH |
Accusative | íarnN | íarnL | íarnuH |
Genitive | éirnL | íarn | íarnN |
Dative | íarnL | íarnaib | íarnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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radical | lenition | nasalization |
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íarn (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-íarn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.