ealaín

== Irish == === Alternative forms === ealadha (archaic nominative/accusative) ealadhain (superseded, formerly dative only) ealaí (Munster) === Etymology === Originally the dative of now archaic ealadha, from Old Irish elada (“art, craft”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /aˈl̪ˠiː/ (corresponding to the form ealaí) (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈæliːn/, /ˈɑliːn/, /ˈalˠiːnʲ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈaːl̪ˠiːnʲ] (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈalˠiːnʲ/; /ˈɑlˠɨnʲ/ === Noun === ealaín f (genitive singular ealaíne, nominative plural ealaíona) art science (systematic method) trick, caper ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ealaḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 276 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ealaín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN