iarann

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íarn,[1] from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Proto-Germanic *īsarną, Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, nominative plural iarainn)

  1. iron (element)
  2. iron (appliance for smoothing clothes)
  3. (golf) iron

Declension

Declension of iarann (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative iarann iarainn
vocative a iarainn a iaranna
genitive iarainn iarann
dative iarann iarainn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-iarann na hiarainn
genitive an iarainn na n-iarann
dative leis an iarann
don iarann 		leis na hiarainn

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of iarann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iarann n-iarann hiarann t-iarann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 140

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, plural iarannan)

  1. iron
  2. blade (of scythe)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of iarann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iarann n-iarann h-iarann t-iarann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “iarann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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