aiteann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aiten m (furze, gorse), from Proto-Celtic *axtīnos (furze, gorse) (compare Welsh eithin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱstis (compare Lithuanian akstìs (thorn), Russian ость (ostʹ, awn, bristle)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp).

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈætʲən̪ˠ/

Noun

aiteann m (genitive singular aitinn, nominative plural aitinn) or
aiteann f (genitive singular aitinne)

  1. furze, gorse, whin
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 31:
      æcn̥̄ ə fās sə ŋort šə.
      conventional orthography: aiteann ag fás sa ngort seo.
      Furze is growing in this field.
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 31:
      dā jēŕ n̥ køln̄, tā æcn̥̄ xō ǵēŕ leš.
      conventional orthography: Dá ghéar an cuileann, tá aiteann ag chomh géar leis.
      However sharp the holly is, furze is just as sharp.

Declension

Declension as masculine
Declension as feminine

Derived terms

  • aiteannach f (furze, gorse, whins) (collective)
  • aiteann gaelach, aiteann mín (dwarf whin)
  • aiteann gallda, aiteann francach (tall furze)
  • aiteann Muire (club moss)
  • caislín aitinn (whinchat)
  • scothán aitinn (furze bush)
  • tom aitinn, tor aitinn (whin-bush)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aiteann n-aiteann haiteann t-aiteann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • aitionn

Etymology

From Old Irish aiten m (furze, gorse), from Proto-Celtic *axtīnos (furze, gorse) (compare Welsh eithin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱstis (compare Lithuanian akstìs (thorn), Russian ость (ostʹ, awn, bristle)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp).

Noun

aiteann m (genitive singular aitinn, plural aitinn)

  1. juniper

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aiteannn-aiteannh-aiteannt-aiteann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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