Erin

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Erin Words

In my various languages I usually find a way to coin a word whose form closely matches the English name Erin. This is because my ex-wife is named Erin. Consequently, the various Erin words that exist in my languages all have nice or pleasant associations, or otherwise have some kind of meaning that reminds me of Erin.

Of course, not all Erin words get to have the exact form "erin", so to collect them all in one place, I've added them here (note: these are just the base forms, not morphologically inflected forms):

Shiväisith

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈeɾin/

Orthographic Form

erin

Noun

erin (nominative singular)

  1. tree
Inflection

Creation and Usage Notes

Of the many Erin words I've created, I still think "tree" is one of the best associations.

-David J. Peterson 16:19, 13 December 2019 (PST)

Veda

Etymology

From Proto-Veda *ʔjrjn.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾin/

Orthographic Form

erin

Noun

erin

  1. duck

Creation and Usage Notes

I often call Erin "Duck". :)

-David J. Peterson 16:19, 20 December 2019 (PST)

Yulish

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /eˈʀin/

Noun

erin (indefinite nominative/vocative singular, indefinite vocative plural)

  1. human, human being (as opposed to an elf)
Inflection
Indefinite Definite
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Plain erin erinip erinya eriniva
Objective erinin erinim erininna erinimma
Vocative erin erinish eriniship
Translations

Creation and Usage Notes

Kind of an odd one for an Erin word, but in this case I wanted it to appear in the movie, and I needed a word for "human", so I rolled with it.

-David J. Peterson 16:19, 13 December 2019 (PST)