eithne

== Irish == === Alternative forms === einte, éinte (Ulster) === Etymology === From Middle Irish eitne, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ét(e)no- (“kernel”), see also Old Armenian ունդ (und, “grain, seed”), Ancient Greek ἔτνος (étnos, “soup with beans”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic eitean (“kernel, seed”). === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈen̠ʲtʲə/ (corresponding to the form einte) === Noun === eithne f (genitive singular eithne, nominative plural eithní) kernel nucleus ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== eithneach (“nuclear”) eithneachán m (“nut, stone-fruit”) eithneog f (“nucleole”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “eithne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “eithne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026