uileann

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish uilen, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā. Cognate with Irish uillinn, Manx uillin, Welsh elin.

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Noun[edit]

uileann f (genitive singular uilinn or uilne, plural uileannan or uilnean)

  1. elbow
  2. corner (usually external)

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Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uileann n-uileann h-uileann t-uileann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.