peann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish penn (“pen”), borrowed from Latin penna (“feather”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pʲɑun̪ˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /pʲɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /pʲan̪ˠ/

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, nominative plural pinn)

1. pen

Declension

Declension of peann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative peann pinn vocative a phinn a pheanna genitive pinn peann dative peann pinn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an peann na pinn genitive an phinn na bpeann dative leis an bpeann don pheann leis na pinn

• Alternative plural: peanna (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• cró pinn (“pen-holder”)
• peann luaidhe (“pencil”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of peann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
peann	pheann	bpeann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “penn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “peann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 540
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• peannt, pean, peana

Etymology

From Old Irish penn, from Latin penna (“feather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰjaun̪ˠ/
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /pʰɛun̪ˠ/

Noun

peann m (genitive singular pinn, plural pinn)

1. pen

Declension

Declension of peann (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	peann	pinn
genitive	pinn	pheann
dative	peann	pinn; peannaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(am) peann	(na) pinn
genitive	(a') phinn	(nam) peann
dative	(a') pheann	(na) pinn; peannaibh✝
vocative	phinn	pheanna

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century