Eanáir

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iānuārius. Akin to English January.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈan̪ˠɑːɾʲ]

Proper noun

Eanáir m (genitive Eanáir, nominative plural Eanáirí)

January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)

Declension

Declension of Eanáir

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Eanáir	Eanáirí
Vocative	a Eanáir	a Eanáirí
Genitive	Eanáir	Eanáirí
Dative	Eanáir	Eanáirí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an tEanáir	na hEanáirí
Genitive	an Eanáir	na nEanáirí
Dative	leis an Eanáir don Eanáir	leis na hEanáirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eanáir	nEanáir	hEanáir	tEanáir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag

Further reading

"Eanáir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “Eanáir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Eanáir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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