Uinseann

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō. Cognate with, perhaps from or reinforced by French Vincent.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲʃən̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Uinseann m (genitive Uinsinn)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Vincent

Declension

Declension of Uinseann (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Uinseann vocative a Uinsinn genitive Uinsinn dative Uinseann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tUinseann genitive an Uinsinn dative leis an Uinseann don Uinseann

Derived terms

• San Uinseann agus na Greanáidíní (“Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”)
• Uinseannach (“Vincentian”, adjective)
• Uinseannach m (“Vincentian”, noun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Uinseann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Uinseann	nUinseann	hUinseann	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Uinseann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Uinseann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024