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ealaín
ealaín
Irish
Alternative forms
- ealadha (archaic nominative/accusative)
- ealadhain (superseded; formerly dative only)
- ealaí (modern spelling of archaic nominative/accusative)
Noun
ealaín f (genitive singular ealaíne, nominative plural ealaíona)
Declension
Declension of ealaín
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- ealaíonta
- ealaíontacht
- ealaíontóir
- tine ealaíne (“firework”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ealaín | n-ealaín | healaín | t-ealaín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “elada, elatha” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ealaḋa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 23.
- "ealaín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.