aiteann

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish aiten m (“furze, gorse”), from Proto-Celtic *axtīnos (“furze, gorse”) (compare Welsh eithin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱstis (compare Lithuanian aksti̇̀s (“thorn”), Russian ость (ostʹ, “awn, bristle”)), enlargement of *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). === Pronunciation === (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈætʲən̪ˠ/ === Noun === aiteann m (genitive singular aitinn, nominative plural aitinn) or aiteann f (genitive singular aitinne) (feminine in Connacht and Ulster) furze, gorse, whin ==== Declension ==== Declension as masculine Declension as feminine ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aiteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === aitionn === Etymology === From Old Irish aiten m (“furze, gorse”), from Proto-Celtic *axtīnos (“furze, gorse”) (compare Welsh eithin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱstis (compare Lithuanian aksti̇̀s (“thorn”), Russian ость (ostʹ, “awn, bristle”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). === Noun === aiteann m (genitive singular aitinn, plural aitinn) juniper === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “aiteann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aittenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language