Scáthach

Scáthaí (genitive)
Scáthach (indefinite nominative singular)
a Scáthach (indefinite singular vocative)
Scáthaí (genitive indefinite singular)
Scáthach (dative indefinite singular)
Scáthaigh (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
an Scáthach (definite nominative singular)
na Scáthaí (definite genitive singular)
leis an Scáthach (dative definite singular)
leis an Scáthaigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don Scáthach (dative definite singular)
don Scáthaigh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
Scáthach (mutation mutation-radical)

→ English: Scáthach


Cian

Chiain (genitive)
Cian (mutation mutation-radical)
Chian (lenition mutation)
gCian (eclipsis mutation)

→ English: Kian

From Old Irish Cían, from cían (“long, distant, lasting”).

(Irish mythology) Son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh by the Fomarian princess Eithne.


Lú

→ English: Lugh

From Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

(Irish mythology) Lugh (pre-Christian Irish deity)


Táin Bó Cúailnge

Táin Bó Cúailnge
Táin Bó Cúailnge#English


Dáire mac Fiachna

(Irish mythology) An Ulster cattle-lord and owner of Donn Cuailnge.


Macha

Mhacha (genitive)
Macha (mutation mutation-radical)
Mhacha (lenition mutation)


Áine

(Irish mythology) A goddess of love, growth, cattle and the sun.


Eithne

Eithne (genitive)
Eithne (mutation mutation-radical)
nEithne (eclipsis mutation)
hEithne (mutation prothesis-h)

→ English: Ena, Enya, Etna, Ethna

→ Scots: Edna

(Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.


fiann

fiann (mutation mutation-radical)
fhiann (lenition mutation)
bhfiann (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fían, from Proto-Celtic *weinā (“band of warriors”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”). Cognate with Latin vēnor (“I hunt”), Old English wynn (“joy, desire”) and Old Norse vinr (“friend”).

der

(obsolete, rare)
(historical, Irish mythology) a Fenian


Ruadhán

Ruadháin (genitive)
Ruadhán (indefinite nominative singular)
a Ruadháin (indefinite singular vocative)
Ruadháin (genitive indefinite singular)
Ruadhán (dative indefinite singular)
an Ruadhán (definite nominative singular)
an Ruadháin (definite genitive singular)
leis an Ruadhán (dative definite singular)
don Ruadhán (dative definite singular)

/ɾˠuːˈɑːn̪ˠ/

From Old Irish Rúadán, from Primitive Irish ᚏᚑᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (rodagni, genitive). By surface analysis, ruadh (“red, auburn”) + -án.

surf

(Irish mythology) A character from Irish mythology, son of Bríd.


síothshluagh

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síothshluagh m (genitive singular síothshluaigh, nominative plural síothshluaigh)

síothshluaigh (genitive singular)
síothshluaigh (nominative plural)
síothshluagh (indefinite nominative singular)
síothshluaigh (indefinite nominative plural)
a shíothshluaigh (indefinite singular vocative)
a shíothshluagha (indefinite plural vocative)
síothshluaigh (genitive indefinite singular)
síothshluagh (genitive indefinite plural)
síothshluagh (dative indefinite singular)
síothshluaigh (dative indefinite plural)
an síothshluagh (definite nominative singular)
na síothshluaigh (definite nominative plural)
an tsíothshluaigh (definite genitive singular)
na síothshluagh (definite genitive plural)
leis an síothshluagh (dative definite singular)
don síothshluagh (dative definite singular)
leis na síothshluaigh (dative definite plural)
síothshluagh (mutation mutation-radical)
shíothshluagh (lenition mutation)
tsíothshluagh (lenition mutation)

sí (“fairy mound”) + slua (“army, host”)


Tír na nÓg

Tír na nÓg (mutation mutation-radical)
Thír na nÓg (lenition mutation)
dTír na nÓg (eclipsis mutation)

/ˌtʲiːɾˠ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠoːɡ/

/ˌtʲiːɾˠ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠɔːɡ/

From Old Irish Tír inna n-Óc. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Tìr nan Òg, Manx Çheer ny Aeg.


Donn

Doinn (genitive)
Donn (indefinite nominative singular)
a Dhoinn (indefinite singular vocative)
Doinn (genitive indefinite singular)
Donn (dative indefinite singular)
an Donn (definite nominative singular)
an Doinn (definite genitive singular)
leis an Donn (dative definite singular)
don Donn (dative definite singular)
Donn (indefinite nominative singular)
a Dhuinn (indefinite singular vocative)
Duinn (genitive indefinite singular)
Donn (dative indefinite singular)
an Donn (definite nominative singular)
an Duinn (definite genitive singular)
leis an Donn (dative definite singular)
don Donn (dative definite singular)
Donn (mutation mutation-radical)
Dhonn (lenition mutation)
nDonn (eclipsis mutation)

From donn (“noble, prince”), from Old Irish, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-no-.

(Irish mythology) the legendary ancestor of the Gaels


Rúraíocht

An Rúraíocht (canonical feminine)
na Rúraíochta (genitive)
Rúraíocht (indefinite nominative singular)
a Rúraíocht (indefinite singular vocative)
Rúraíochta (genitive indefinite singular)
Rúraíocht (dative indefinite singular)
an Rúraíocht (definite nominative singular)
na Rúraíochta (definite genitive singular)
leis an Rúraíocht (dative definite singular)
don Rúraíocht (dative definite singular)

(Irish mythology, literature) the Ulster Cycle


féinníocht

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féinníocht f (genitive singular féinníochta)

féinníochta (genitive singular)
féinníocht (indefinite nominative singular)
a fhéinníocht (indefinite singular vocative)
féinníochta (genitive indefinite singular)
féinníocht (dative indefinite singular)
an fhéinníocht (definite nominative singular)
na féinníochta (definite genitive singular)
leis an bhféinníocht (dative definite singular)
don fhéinníocht (dative definite singular)
féinníocht (mutation mutation-radical)
fhéinníocht (lenition mutation)
bhféinníocht (eclipsis mutation)

Inherited from Old Irish fénnidecht. By surface analysis, féinní + -íocht.

Synonym of fiannaíocht (“service with ancient warrior band; service in Fianna; stories, lays, of the Fianna; ancient lore; romantic story-telling”)


fiannaíocht

fiannaíocht f (genitive singular fiannaíochta)

fiannaíochta (genitive singular)
fiannaíocht (indefinite nominative singular)
a fhiannaíocht (indefinite singular vocative)
fiannaíochta (genitive indefinite singular)
fiannaíocht (dative indefinite singular)
an fhiannaíocht (definite nominative singular)
na fiannaíochta (definite genitive singular)
leis an bhfiannaíocht (dative definite singular)
don fhiannaíocht (dative definite singular)
fiannaíocht (mutation mutation-radical)
fhiannaíocht (lenition mutation)
bhfiannaíocht (eclipsis mutation)

Inherited from Old Irish fíanaigecht. By surface analysis, fiann + -aíocht.


Claíomh Solais

Claíomh Solais m (genitive Chlaíomh Solais)

Chlaíomh Solais (genitive)
Claíomh Solais (mutation mutation-radical)
Chlaíomh Solais (lenition mutation)
gClaíomh Solais (eclipsis mutation)

/klˠiːvˠ ˈsˠɔl̪ˠəʃ/


Gráinne

Ghráinne (genitive)
Gráinne (mutation mutation-radical)
Ghráinne (lenition mutation)
nGráinne (eclipsis mutation)

/ˈɡɾˠɑːn̠ʲə/

/ˈɡɾˠaːn̠ʲə/

Possibly a derivative of Old Irish grán (“grain”) if originally the name of an agricultural goddess or a derivative of Middle Irish gráin (“awfulness, horror”) if the original sense was “she who inspires terror”.

der

The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
w:The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne

(Irish mythology) Gráinne or Grania, the daughter of King Cormac mac Airt, one of the central figures in the stories Finn and Gráinne and The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne.


féinní

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féinní m (genitive singular féinní, nominative plural féinnithe)

féinní (genitive singular)
féinnithe (nominative plural)
féinní (indefinite nominative singular)
féinnithe (indefinite nominative plural)
a fhéinní (indefinite singular vocative)
a fhéinnithe (indefinite plural vocative)
féinní (genitive indefinite singular)
féinnithe (genitive indefinite plural)
féinní (dative indefinite singular)
féinnithe (dative indefinite plural)
an féinní (definite nominative singular)
na féinnithe (definite nominative plural)
an fhéinní (definite genitive singular)
na bhféinnithe (definite genitive plural)
leis an bhféinní (dative definite singular)
don fhéinní (dative definite singular)
leis na féinnithe (dative definite plural)
féinní (mutation mutation-radical)
fhéinní (lenition mutation)
bhféinní (eclipsis mutation)


Méabh

Méibhe (genitive)
Méabh (indefinite nominative singular)
a Mhéabh (indefinite singular vocative)
Méibhe (genitive indefinite singular)
Méabh (dative indefinite singular)
Méibh (archaic dative dialectal indefinite singular)
an Mhéabh (definite nominative singular)
na Méibhe (definite genitive singular)
leis an Méabh (dative definite singular)
leis an Méibh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
don Mhéabh (dative definite singular)
don Mhéibh (archaic dative definite dialectal singular)
Méabh (mutation mutation-radical)
Mhéabh (lenition mutation)

→ English: Maeve

From Middle Irish Medb, from Proto-Celtic *medwā, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Compare Middle Irish medb (“intoxicating”), from Proto-Celtic *medwos.