uillinn

== Irish == === Alternative forms === uilinn (Connacht) uille === Etymology === From Old Irish uilen (“elbow, forearm; angle, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *olīnā. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈilʲənʲ/; /ˈilʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille) (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈilən̪ˠ/, /ˈil̠ʲən̠ʲ/; /ˈilʲən̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form uilinn); /ˈil̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille) (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈil̠ʲə/, /ˈɨl̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille) === Noun === uillinn f (genitive singular uillinne or uilne or uilleann, nominative plural uilleannacha or uilneacha) elbow ar uillinn (duine) ― at (someone)'s elbow elbow-shaped bend; corner, angle (geometry) angle ==== Usage notes ==== The normal genitive is uillinne, but in certain contexts it is uilleann. ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “uille”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1292; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uillinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN