igín

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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igín m (genitive singular igín, nominative plural igíní)

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

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with 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

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  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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