Eithne

eithne Irish Etymology From ga mga Eithne, from ga sga Eithne. Pronunciation ga /ˈɛnʲə/ /ˈɛhnʲə/ Proper noun f ~ ga female Old Irish ga 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: ga Eithneann, ga Eithleann, ga Eithlinne Descendants 1 en Ena Enya Etna Ethna sco Edna 1 Mutation References 2 Eiṫne 407 Middle Irish Alternative forms mga Ethne Etymology From mga sga Eithne. The name is traditionally derived from mga eithne grain, kernel.Hogan J. Hogan, E 1900 Irish and Scottish Gaelic Names of Herbs, Plants, Trees, Etc. Dublin M. H. Gille and Son vi Pronunciation mga /ˈeθʲnʲə/ earlier /ˈehnʲə/ later Proper noun mga proper noun f mga female Descendants ga Eithne gd Eithne Mutation E ithne References smaller Old Irish Etymology sga The kernel etymology is phonologically problematic; where would the fricative in the name come from? Attested in the Expulsion of the Déisi, from the 8th century. Pronunciation Proper noun sga proper noun f sga female Declension Eithn Descendants mga Eithne ga Eithne gd Eithne Mutation Scottish Gaelic Etymology From gd mga Eithne, from gd sga Eithne. Cognate with non Eðna. Pronunciation gd /ˈɛnʲə/ Proper noun gd female Middle Irish gd 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. Mutation