eorna
See also: eòrna
Irish
eorna
Etymology
From Middle Irish eórna (compare Scottish Gaelic eòrna, Manx oarn), from *yeworniū, from Proto-Celtic *yewos (compare Breton yell (“spelt”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwos (“barley”) (compare Lithuanian javaĩ (“grain”), Persian جو (jaw), Sanskrit यव (yava)).
Pronunciation
Noun
eorna f (genitive singular eorna or eornan)
Declension
- Standard inflection (fourth declension)
Declension of eorna
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative inflection (fifth declension)
Declension of eorna
Fifth declension
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from eorna
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eorna | n-eorna | heorna | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "eorna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “eórna” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “eorna” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 288.
- Entries containing “eorna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “eorna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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