eiteán

See also: eitean

Irish

Etymology

From eite (“wing”) +‎ -án.

Noun

eiteán m (genitive singular eiteáin, nominative plural eiteáin)

  1. spindle
  2. bobbin, spool
  3. coil-former
  4. (sports) shuttlecock

Declension
Declension of eiteán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eiteán eiteáin
Vocative a eiteáin a eiteána
Genitive eiteáin eiteán
Dative eiteán eiteáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-eiteán na heiteáin
Genitive an eiteáin na n-eiteán
Dative leis an eiteán

don eiteán

 leis na heiteáin

Synonyms
  • spóilín m

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eiteán n-eiteán heiteán t-eiteán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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