eithne

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See also: Eithne

Irish

Etymology

See Scottish Gaelic eitean (“kernel, seed”)

Noun

eithne f (genitive singular eithne, nominative plural eithní)

Declension

Declension of eithne

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eithne	eithní
Vocative	a eithne	a eithní
Genitive	eithne	eithní
Dative	eithne	eithní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an eithne	na heithní
Genitive	na heithne	na n-eithní
Dative	leis an eithne don eithne	leis na heithní

Derived terms

eithneach (“nuclear”, adjective)
eithneachán m (“nut, stone-fruit”)
eithneog f (“nucleole”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eithne	n-eithne	heithne	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “etne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “eithne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“eithne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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