ifreann

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ifreann. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ifreann, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ifreann in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ifreann you have here. The definition of the word ifreann will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofifreann, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ifernn,[2] from Latin īnfernus, apparently via Brythonic (compare Welsh uffern).

Pronunciation

Noun

ifreann m (genitive singular ifrinn)

  1. hell

Declension

Declension of ifreann (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative ifreann
vocative a ifrinn
genitive ifrinn
dative ifreann
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-ifreann
genitive an ifrinn
dative leis an ifreann
don ifreann

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ifreann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ifreann n-ifreann hifreann t-ifreann

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

References

  1. ^ “ifreann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ifern, ifrenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 141
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Noun

ifreann f (genitive singular ifrinn, plural ifreannan)

  1. Alternative form of ifrinn (“hell”)
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia