erin

== Dutch == === Etymology === Univerbation of er +‎ in. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈrɪn/, /ɛˈrɪn/ Hyphenation: er‧in Rhymes: -ɪn === Adverb === erin pronominal adverb form of in + het ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== erin gaan === Anagrams === nier, rein == Finnish == === Noun === erin instructive plural of erä === Anagrams === Rein, rein == Manchu == === Romanization === erin romanization of ᡝᡵᡳᠨ == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From *ēr (“copper, bronze”) +‎ -īn. === Adjective === ērīn made of copper or bronze ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: êrijn, êrin Dutch: eren (obsolete) === References === “ērīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Olukumi == === Etymology === Cognate with Yoruba erin, Urhobo eni, Edo ení, Igbo enyi, Igala éli. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ or Proto-Yoruboid *é-nĩ. See Benue-Congo cognates, Ibibio eniin, Tee ni, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ, Westerman constructs a possible reconstruction to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ē.rĩ̄/ === Noun === erin elephant == Sumerian == === Romanization === erin romanization of 𒂞 (erin) == Turkish == === Noun === erin genitive singular of er second-person singular possessive of er == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Urhobo eni, Edo ení, Igbo enyi, Igala éli, Olukumi erin, in many cognate languages, this form was replaced by a form seen in Nupe dagba, Idoma adagba, Igala adagba. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ or Proto-Yoruboid *é-nĩ. See Benue-Congo cognates, Ibibio eniin, Tee ni, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ, Westerman constructs a possible reconstruction to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-, and also suggests that it probably is of the same root as the root for four, thereby being a distant Doublet of ẹ̀rin ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/ ==== Noun ==== erin elephant a nickname for a mighty person, in comparison to an elephant Synonym: àjànàkú Erín wó ― The mighty one has fallen (said when a respected person dies) ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/ ==== Noun ==== erin The tree Picralima nitida and its seeds, which are used for traditional medicine === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== enin ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/ ==== Noun ==== erin (Ekiti) The herb Peperomia pellucida === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾĩ́/ ==== Noun ==== erín The plant Hunteria umbellata, traditionally used to make arrow poison and used in traditional medicine === Etymology 5 === ==== Alternative forms ==== erín àgbàdo ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾĩ́/ ==== Noun ==== erín a corncob, ear === Etymology 6 === From Proto-Yoruba *o-rĩ, *e-rĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rĩ, *o-rĩ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruba *é-lĩ. The use of e-/o- suffixes signify the retention of an obsolete singular/plural noun market that has been obsolete since Proto-Yoruboid. Compare with Olukumi orin, Ifè orin, Itsekiri ẹrín, Igala éli ==== Alternative forms ==== orin oin ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾĩ̄/ ==== Noun ==== erin (Ekiti, Eastern Akoko) alternative form of orin (“song”)