"eilean" meaning in All languages combined

See eilean on Wiktionary

Noun [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈelan/
Etymology: From Old Irish ailén, probably influenced by Old Norse eyland. Cognate with Irish oileán and Manx ellan. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|ailén}} Old Irish ailén, {{noncog|non|eyland}} Old Norse eyland, {{cog|ga|oileán}} Irish oileán, {{cog|gv|ellan}} Manx ellan Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|eilein|||||||||plural|eileanan||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eilean m (genitive singular eilein, plural eileanan), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=eilein|pl=eileanan}} eilean m (genitive singular eilein, plural eileanan) Inflection templates: {{gd-mut}} Forms: eilein [genitive, singular], eileanan [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], eilean [indefinite, nominative, singular], eileanan [indefinite, nominative, plural], eilein [genitive, indefinite, singular], eileanan [genitive, indefinite, plural], eilean [dative, indefinite, singular], eileanan [dative, indefinite, plural], eileanaibh [dative, indefinite, plural], t-eilean [definite, nominative, singular], an t-eilean [definite, nominative, singular], h-eileanan [definite, nominative, plural], na h-eileanan [definite, nominative, plural], eilein [definite, genitive, singular], an eilein [definite, genitive, singular], eileanan [definite, genitive, plural], nan eileanan [definite, genitive, plural], eilean [dative, definite, singular], an eilean [dative, definite, singular], h-eileanan [dative, definite, plural], na h-eileanan [dative, definite, plural], h-eileanaibh [dative, definite, plural], eilein [definite, singular, vocative], eileanan [definite, plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], eilean [mutation, mutation-radical], n-eilean [eclipsis, mutation], h-eilean [mutation, prothesis-h], t-eilean [mutation, prothesis-t]
  1. island Tags: masculine Synonyms: innis Derived forms: leth-eilean
    Sense id: en-eilean-gd-noun-KM0sXBXR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Landforms

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish ailén",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "eyland"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse eyland",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "oileán"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish oileán",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "ellan"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx ellan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eileanan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "I masculine noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eilein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eileanaibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "t-eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an t-eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "h-eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "na h-eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "nan eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "h-eileanaibh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gd-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eilean",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "n-eilean",
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        "mutation"
      ]
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      "form": "h-eilean",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
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        "f9accel-form": "p",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Landforms",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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          "word": "leth-eilean"
        }
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "innis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈelan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eilean"
}

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    }
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      "args": {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "eileanan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "I masculine noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "eileanaibh",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "t-eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "an t-eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "na h-eileanan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eilein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "eilean",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
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      ]
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        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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        "definite",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scottish Gaelic first-declension nouns",
        "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
        "Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns",
        "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "gd-noun 2",
        "gd:Landforms"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈelan/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "innis"
    }
  ],
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}

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