éan

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish én, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos. Compare Welsh edn, English feather. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /iːa̯n̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /eːnˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /eːnˠ/, [ɛə̯nˠ] Homophone: aon === Noun === éan m (genitive singular éin, nominative plural éin) bird young (of bird) (by extension) young (of other animals) ==== Declension ==== Alternative plural: éanacha (Cois Fharraige, Mayo) ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “éan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 393; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “éan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “éan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026