# uillinn
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* uilinn (Connacht)
* uille

### Etymology

From Old Irish uilen (“elbow, forearm; angle, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *olīnā.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈɪlʲənʲ/; /ˈɪlʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille)
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈɪlən̪ˠ/ (as if spelled uileann)
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈɪl̠ʲən̠ʲ/; /ˈɪlʲən̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form uilinn)
* (Mayo) IPA: /ˈɪlʲən̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form uilinn); /ˈɪl̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille)
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈɪl̠ʲə/, /ˈɨ̞l̠ʲə/ (corresponding to the form uille)

### Noun

uillinn f (genitive singular uillinne or uilne or uilleann, nominative plural uilleannacha or uilneacha)
* elbow
    ar uillinn (duine) ― at (someone)'s elbow
* elbow-shaped bend; corner, angle
* (geometry) angle

#### Usage notes

* The normal genitive is uillinne, but in certain contexts it is uilleann.

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
uillinn
uilleannacha
vocative
a uillinn
a uilleannacha
genitive
uillinne
uilleannacha
dative
uillinn
uilleannacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an uillinn
na huilleannacha
genitive
na huillinne
na n-uilleannacha
dative
leis an uillinn don uillinn
leis na huilleannacha :

##### Alternative declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
uillinn
uilneacha
vocative
a uillinn
a uilneacha
genitive
uilne
uilneacha
dative
uillinn
uilneacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an uillinn
na huilneacha
genitive
na huilne
na n-uilneacha
dative
leis an uillinn don uillinn
leis na huilneacha :

#### Derived terms

* an uillinn a thabhairt do (“to elbow, nudge”)
* bíomal uillinne (“angle-brace”)
* cathaoir uilleann (“arm-chair”)
* dronuillinn (“right angle”)
* frithuillinn (“return angle”)
* iarann uillinne (“angle-iron”)
* in uillinn a chéile (“arm in arm”)
* píb uilleann (“uilleann pipes”)
* treo-uillinn (“bearing”)
* uilleach (“angular”)
* uillinn airde (“angle of elevation”)
* uillinn ar bhóthar (“sharp turn, elbow, in road”)
* uillinn ar uillinn (“arm in arm”)
* uillinn ghéar (“acute angle”)
* uillinn istigh (“interior angle”)
* uillinn píopa (“elbow of pipe”)
* uillinn sceabhach (“oblique angle”)
* uillinn teagmhála (“contact angle”)
* uillinn theorantach (“limiting angle”)
* uillinntomhas (“protractor”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ “uillinn”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “uilen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 38, page 31
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 59, page 15; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 141
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 274–275, page 53
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 393
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 484, page 132
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 183, page 43
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 44
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 456, page 170; reprinted 1979

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uillinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN