eitleán

Irish

Alternative forms
  • eiteallán

Etymology

From eitil (“fly”, verb) +‎ -án. Compare Scottish Gaelic itealan.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɛtʲəˈlʲɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲ(ə)lʲɑːnˠ/
    • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲəl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/ (as if spelled eitealán)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛtʲ(ə)lʲanˠ/

Noun

eitleán m (genitive singular eitleáin, nominative plural eitleáin)

  1. airplane

Declension
Declension of eitleán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eitleán eitleáin
Vocative a eitleáin a eitleána
Genitive eitleáin eitleán
Dative eitleán eitleáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-eitleán na heitleáin
Genitive an eitleáin na n-eitleán
Dative leis an eitleán

don eitleán

 leis na heitleáin

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

Further reading
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