ifreann

Irish

Alternative forms

• iffrionn, ifrean, ifrion, ifrionn (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish ifernn, from Latin īnfernus, apparently via Brythonic (compare Welsh uffern).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪfʲɾʲən̪ˠ/
• Homophone: Aifreann (one Aran pronunciation)

Noun

ifreann m (genitive singular ifrinn)

1. hell

Declension

Declension of ifreann (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ifreann vocative a ifrinn genitive ifrinn dative ifreann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-ifreann genitive an ifrinn dative leis an ifreann don ifreann

Derived terms

• ifreanda (“hellish, infernal”)
• ifreannach (“demon, fiend”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ifreann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ifreann	n-ifreann	hifreann	t-ifreann

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 393
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ifrʲən̪ˠ/

Noun

ifreann f (genitive singular ifrinn, plural ifreannan)

1. Alternative form of ifrinn (“hell”)