ellan

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ailén.

Noun

ellan m or f (genitive singular ellan, plural ellanyn)

island
isle

Derived terms

ellan chorralagh f (“coral island, atoll”)
Ellan Eeaght (“the Isle of Wight”)
Ellan Ulvey (“Ulva”)
Ellan Vannin (“Isle of Man”)
Ellan y Phrinse Edard (“Prince Edward Island”)
ellaneen m (“islet”)
ellanragh (“archipelago”)
neuellanagh (“mainland, non-Manx, newcomer”)
Ny h-Ellanyn Balearagh pl (“the Balearic Islands”)
Ny hEllanyn Philippeenagh pl (“the Philippines”)

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ailén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old High German

Alternative forms

ellen, ellian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *alljan.

Noun

ellan n

Declension

Declension of ellan (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	ellan	ellan
accusative	ellan	ellan
genitive	ellanes	ellano
dative	ellane	ellanum
instrumental	ellanu	—

References

Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Old Saxon

Noun

ellan ?

Alternative form of ellian

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