Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

étaín

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: etain
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The lover of Midir whose rejected first wife Fuamnach became jealous and cast three spells on her, turning her into a pool of water, then into a worm, and then into a fly.

Inflected Forms

Edain (alternative) Etain (alternative)

Questions

What does étaín mean?: The lover of Midir whose rejected first wife Fuamnach became jealous and cast three spells on her, turning her into a pool of water, then into a worm, and then into a fly.

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