éigin

See also: eigin and -eigin

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish éicin (“some, a certain”), in origin a dative form of éicen (see modern éigean).

Alternative forms

• eicín, éicin, éicineach, eicint, eicínt, éicint, éicinteach, éicinteacht, eighinteach, éighinteach, eighinteacht, éighinteacht, éigint, éiginteach, éinteach, éinteacht, innteach, inteach, inteacht, ínteacht

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɟɪnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːn̠ʲtʲaxt̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the from ínteacht)

Determiner

éigin (postpositive)

1. some (a certain, unspecified or unknown)

   ar chuma éigin ― in some way

   duine éigin eile ― somebody else

   rud éigin ― something

2. 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

1. genitive singular of éigean

Noun

éigin f (genitive singular éigne)

1. Alternative form of éigean

Mutation

Mutated forms of éigin

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.