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 ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “éillín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 402; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éillín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN