eidheann

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish eiden(n) m (“ivy”), from Proto-Celtic *edennos. The /vʲ/ in Connacht may be due to English influence, compare Middle English iven, yven, ivyn (alternative forms of ivi) as well as Manx hibbin. On the other hand, the pronunciation of slender dh between vowels is found also in Connacht /ˈɡivʲə/ for guidhe (modern spelling guí. === Pronunciation === (Munster): see eidhneán (Connacht) IPA(key): /əin̪ˠ/, /ˈaiənˠ/; /ˈevʲən̪ˠ/, /ˈevʲənˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /eːn̪ˠ/, [ɛən̪ˠ]; /eːnˠ/, [ɛənˠ] Homophone: éan (one Ulster pronunciation) === Noun === eidheann m (genitive singular eidhinn) (Connacht, Ulster) ivy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== eidhneach eidhneachán eidhneán === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “eiḋneán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 399; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eidheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish eiden(n) m (“ivy”), from Proto-Celtic *edennos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe.ən̪ˠ/ === Noun === eidheann f (genitive singular eidhne or edhinn) ivy ==== Derived terms ==== eidheann-thalmhainn f (“ground-ivy”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “eidheann”, 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), “eiden(n)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language