eean

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish én (“bird”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jiːən]

Noun

eean m (genitive singular eean, plural ein)

chick
Ta'n eean myr e ghooie my vees clooie er e chione. ― The chicken is like his kind if there is down on his head.

Ta'n eean scolbey yn bleayst. ― The chicken is breaking the shell.
fowl
poult, young (of birds)
juvenile, cheeky child; brat
Quoi'n eean beg shen? ― Who's that little brat?

Derived terms

eean convaayrtagh (“aasvogel”)
eean kellee (“cockerel”)
eean ushtey (“waterfowl”)

Related terms

eeanlee

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 én”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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