igín

See also: igin

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From eag, alternative form of eang (“notch, gap”), + -ín.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

igín m (genitive singular igín, nominative plural igíní)

  1. (nautical) pendant (short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles)

Declension
Declension of igín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative igín igíní
Vocative a igín a igíní
Genitive igín igíní
Dative igín igíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-igín na higíní
Genitive an igín na n-igíní
Dative leis an igín

don igín

 leis na higíní

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
igín n-igín higín t-igín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uiginn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  2. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “igín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 92

Further reading
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