éadan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish étan (“brow, forehead”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠənˠ/

Noun

éadan m (genitive singular éadain, nominative plural éadain)

front
1. face
  Synonym: aghaidh
2. forehead
flat surface; facet, table (of gem)
end (as opposed to side)

Declension

Declension of éadan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	éadan	éadain
Vocative	a éadain	a éadana
Genitive	éadain	éadan
Dative	éadan	éadain

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-éadan	na héadain
Genitive	an éadain	na n-éadan
Dative	leis an éadan don éadan	leis na héadain

Derived terms

as éadan (“one by one; in (rapid) succession, indiscriminately; all together”)
clár éadain m (“forehead”)
éadanán m (“headstall”)
éadanchlár m (“fascia”)
in éadan (“against, opposed to; engaged in”)
néaróg éadain f (“facial nerve”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éadan	n-éadan	héadan	t-éadan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"éadan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “éadan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “éadan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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