éillín

Irish

Etymology

From iall (“flock”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /eːˈlʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːl̠ʲiːnʲ/

Noun

éillín m (genitive singular éillín, nominative plural éillíní)

1. brood (young of certain animals, especially birds)

   Synonym: ál

2. clutch (brood of chickens or sitting of eggs)

Declension

Declension of éillín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative éillín éillíní Vocative a éillín a éillíní Genitive éillín éillíní Dative éillín éillíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-éillín na héillíní Genitive an éillín na n-éillíní Dative leis an éillín don éillín leis na héillíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éillín	n-éillín	héillín	t-éillín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “éillín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éillín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 61