nighe

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲiə/[1]

Noun

nighe f (genitive singular nighte)

Obsolete form of ní (“washing”, verbal noun of nigh).

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 41

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