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)

brood (young of certain animals, especially birds)
Synonym: ál
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

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