oileán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ailén.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɪˈlʲɑːn̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɪlʲɑːnˠ/, /ˈɪlʲɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛlʲanˠ/, /ˈɛlʲan̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

oileán m (genitive singular oileáin, nominative plural oileáin)

  1. island
  2. isolated place

Declension
Declension of oileán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) oileáin
Vocative a oileáin a oileána
Genitive oileáin Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) oileáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-oileán na hoileáin
Genitive an oileáin na n-oileán
Dative leis an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

don Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

 leis na hoileáin

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Yola: eeeloan, eeloan, eelone, iloan

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 78
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “oileán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “island”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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