iarann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiəɾˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, nominative plural iarainn)

iron (element)
iron (appliance for smoothing clothes)
(golf) iron

Declension

Declension of iarann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iarann	iarainn
Vocative	a iarainn	a iaranna
Genitive	iarainn	iarann
Dative	iarann	iarainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-iarann	na hiarainn
Genitive	an iarainn	na n-iarann
Dative	leis an iarann don iarann	leis na hiarainn

Derived terms

amhiarann, iarnmhian (“iron ore”)
cac iarainn m (“bog iron ore”)
coinnleoir iarainn (“sconce, flat candle-holder”)
iarann rocach (“corrugated iron”)
iarann táilliúra (“tailor's goose”)
iarann uillinne m (“angle-iron”)
iarn- (“iron-, ferro-”)
iarnach (“irons, iron implements; fetters; plowshare”)
iarnaí (“iron, made of iron; iron-hard”)
iarnaigh (“put in irons; fit, cover with iron”, verb)
iarnáil (“iron”, verb)
iarncheantar (“iron ore field”)
iarncheantar (“iron ore field”)
iarndóid (“mailed fist; gauntlet”)
iarnmhangaire (“ironmonger”)
iarnóir (“ironworker; ironmonger”)
iarnra (“hardware”)
iarnród (“railway”)
iarnúil (“iron-like, ferrous”, adjective)
meániarann m (“mid-iron”)
scamhóg iarainn f (“iron lung”)

Mutation

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

References

"iarann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“íarn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.

Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, plural iarannan)

iron
blade (of scythe)

Derived terms

cùirtear iarainn (“iron curtain”)
Cùirtear Iarainn (“Iron Curtain”)
rathad-iarainn (“railway”)

Mutation

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

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
“íarn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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