peann

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish penn (pen), borrowed from Latin penna (feather).

Pronunciation

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, nominative plural pinn)

  1. pen

Declension

Declension of peann (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative peann pinn
vocative a phinn a pheanna
genitive pinn peann
dative peann pinn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an peann na pinn
genitive an phinn na bpeann
dative leis an bpeann
don pheann
leis na pinn
  • Alternative plural: peanna (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of peann
radical lenition eclipsis
peann pheann bpeann

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish penn, from Latin penna (feather).

Pronunciation

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, plural pinn)

  1. pen

Declension

Declension of peann (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative peann pinn
genitive pinn pheann
dative peann pinn; peannaibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (am) peann (na) pinn
genitive (a') phinn (nam) peann
dative (a') pheann (na) pinn; peannaibh
vocative phinn pheanna

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

References

  1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath