Eithne

See also: eithne

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnʲə/, /ˈɛhnʲə/

Proper noun

Eithne f (genitive Eithne)

1. a female given name from Old Irish
2. (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.

Declension

Indeclinable.

• Alternative genitive forms: Eithneann, Eithleann, Eithlinne

Descendants

• → English: Ena, Enya, Etna, Ethna
• → Scots: Edna

Mutation

Mutated forms of Eithne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Eithne	nEithne	hEithne	not applicable

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

References

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “Eiṫne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 407; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN