Ean

(ēn)

,

Verb.

T.

&

I.

[AS.

eánian

. See

Yean

.]

To bring forth, as young; to yean.

“In eaning time.”

Shak.

Ean

EAN

,

Verb.

T.

or i. To yean. [See Yean.]

éan

See also: ean, -ean, Ean, EAN, -eán, and ἐάν

Irish

Noun

éan m ‎(genitive singular éin, nominative plural éin)

bird
Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.‎
Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.
young (of bird)
(by extension) young (of other animals)

Declension

Declension of éan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	éan	éin
Vocative	a éin	a éana
Genitive	éin	éan
Dative	éan	éin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-éan	na héin
Genitive	an éin	na n-éan
Dative	leis an éan don éan	leis na héin

Alternative plural: éanacha (Cois Fharraige, Iorras (Co. Mayo))

Derived terms

Terms derived from éan

ciseán éan m ‎(“(wicker) bird-trap”)
éanach m ‎(“birds, fowl”)
éanadán m ‎(“bird-cage”)
éanadóir m ‎(“fowler; bird-fancier”)
éan aille m ‎(“cliff-bird”)
éanán m ‎(“small bird, chick”)
éan beannaithe m ‎(“wagtail; giddy person”)
éan ceoil m ‎(“song-bird”)
éan circe m ‎(“chick”)

éan corr m ‎(“outsider, odd man out”)
éan creiche m ‎(“bird of prey”)
éan dearg m ‎(“puffin”)
éan dubh m ‎(“blackbird”)
éaneolaí m ‎(“ornithologist”)
éaneolaíoch ‎(“ornithological”, adjective)
éan gé m ‎(“gosling”)
éan gréine m ‎(“sunbird”)
éan gualainne m ‎(“pet bird”)

éan lachan m ‎(“duckling”)
éanlann f ‎(“aviary”)
éan mara m ‎(“sea-bird”)
éan róin m ‎(“baby seal”)
éan turcaí m
éanúil ‎(“bird-like; light, airy”, adjective)
éan uisce géim m
fliú na n-éan m ‎(“avian influenza, bird flu”)

Related terms

Mutation

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

References

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

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