éigin
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish éicin (“some, a certain”), in origin a dative form of éicen (see modern éigean).[1]
Alternative forms
- eicín, éicin, éicineach, eicint, eicínt, éicint, éicinteach, éicinteacht, eighinteach, éighinteach, eighinteacht, éighinteacht, éigint, éiginteach, éinteach, éinteacht, innteach, inteach, inteacht, ínteacht[2]
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːɟɪnʲ/[3][4] and see: éigint
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /iˈciːnʲəxt̪ˠ/[5] and see: eicín and eicínt
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːnʲa(x)/[6] and see: innteach and ínteacht
Determiner
éigin (postpositive)
- some (a certain, unspecified or unknown)
- ar chuma éigin ― in some way
- duine éigin eile ― somebody else
- rud éigin ― something
- some (approximately)
- céad éigin ― a hundred or so
- fiche éigin punt ― some twenty pounds
Synonyms
- (a certain, unspecified or unknown): inteacht
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “éigin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 283
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éigin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɟɪnʲ/
Noun
éigin m
- genitive singular of éigean
Noun
éigin f (genitive singular éigne)
- alternative form of éigean
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| éigin | n-éigin | héigin | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “éicin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ “éigin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 62, page 16; reprinted 1988
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 331, page 154
- ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 81
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 436, page 140
