uiginn

Irish

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɟɪn̠ʲ/[1]

Noun

uiginn f (genitive singular uigne, nominative plural uigneacha)

Alternative form of igín (“pendant (short rope used to attach hooks)”)

Declension

Declension of uiginn

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uiginn	uigneacha
Vocative	a uiginn	a uigneacha
Genitive	uigne	uigneacha
Dative	uiginn	uigneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an uiginn	na huigneacha
Genitive	na huigne	na n-uigneacha
Dative	leis an uiginn don uiginn	leis na huigneacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uiginn	n-uiginn	huiginn	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 92

Further reading

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

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