# iarann
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Proto-Germanic *īsarną, Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiəɾˠən̪ˠ/

### Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, nominative plural iarainn)
* iron (element)
* iron (appliance for smoothing clothes)
* (golf) iron

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
iarann
iarainn
vocative
a iarainn
a iaranna
genitive
iarainn
iarann
dative
iarann
iarainn
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-iarann
na hiarainn
genitive
an iarainn
na n-iarann
dative
leis an iarann don iarann
leis na hiarainn :

#### Derived terms

* amhiarann (“iron ore”)
* cac iarainn m (“bog iron ore”)
* coinnleoir iarainn (“sconce”)
* iarann rocach (“corrugated iron”)
* iarann táilliúra (“tailor's goose”)
* iarann uillinne m (“angle-iron”)
* iarn- (“iron, ferro-”)
* iarnach (“iron implements”)
* iarnaí (“made of iron”)
* iarnaigh (“put in irons”, verb)
* iarnáil (“iron”, verb)
* iarncheantar (“iron ore field”)
* iarncheantar (“iron ore field”)
* iarndóid (“mailed fist; gauntlet”)
* iarnmhangaire (“ironmonger”)
* iarnmhian (“iron ore”)
* iarnóir (“ironworker; ironmonger”)
* iarnra (“hardware”)
* iarnród (“railway”)
* iarnúil (“iron-like, ferrous”, adjective)
* meániarann m (“mid-iron”)
* scamhóg iarainn f (“iron lung”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 140

### Further reading

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

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiərˠən̪ˠ/
* (Lewis) IPA: /ˈiərˠun̪ˠ/, [ˈiərˠʊn̪ˠ]

### Noun

iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, plural iarannan)
* iron
* blade (of scythe)

#### Derived terms

* cùirtear iarainn (“iron curtain”)
* Cùirtear Iarainn (“Iron Curtain”)
* rathad-iarainn (“railway”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “iarann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap