iarann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiəɾˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, nominative plural iarainn)

iron (element)
iron (appliance for smoothing clothes)
(golf) iron

Declension

Declension of iarann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iarann	iarainn
Vocative	a iarainn	a iaranna
Genitive	iarainn	iarann
Dative	iarann	iarainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-iarann	na hiarainn
Genitive	an iarainn	na n-iarann
Dative	leis an iarann don iarann	leis na hiarainn

Derived terms

Terms derived from iarann

amhiarann, iarnmhian (“iron ore”)
cac iarainn m (“bog iron ore”)
coinnleoir iarainn (“sconce, flat candle-holder”)
iarann rocach (“corrugated iron”)
iarann táilliúra (“tailor's goose”)
iarann uillinne m (“angle-iron”)
iarn- (“iron-, ferro-”)

iarnach (“irons, iron implements; fetters; plowshare”)
iarnaí (“iron, made of iron; iron-hard”)
iarnaigh (“put in irons; fit, cover with iron”, verb)
iarnáil (“iron”, verb)
iarncheantar (“iron ore field”)
iarncheantar (“iron ore field”)
iarndóid (“mailed fist; gauntlet”)

iarnmhangaire (“ironmonger”)
iarnóir (“ironworker; ironmonger”)
iarnra (“hardware”)
iarnród (“railway”)
iarnúil (“iron-like, ferrous”, adjective)
meániarann m (“mid-iron”)
scamhóg iarainn f (“iron lung”)

Mutation

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

References

"iarann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“íarn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.

Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, plural iarannan)

iron
blade (of scythe)

Derived terms

Terms derived from iarann

cùirtear iarainn (“iron curtain”)

Cùirtear Iarainn (“Iron Curtain”)

rathad-iarainn (“railway”)

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
“íarn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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