éigean
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɟən̪ˠ/, /ˈeːɟənˠ/
Noun
éigean m or f (genitive singular éigin)
- force, violence
- necessity, compulsion
- Faoi éigean a ghéill sé dóibh.
- He obeyed them only under compulsion.
- strait, difficulty; want, distress
Declension
Declension of éigean
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative declension
Declension of éigean
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| éigean | n-éigean | héigean | t-éigean |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “éicen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éigean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 283
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 93
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éigean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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