aigne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɟɪnʲə/, /ˈaɟɪnʲə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈæɟnʲə/, [ˈæːɟnʲə]

Noun

aigne f (genitive singular aigne)

1. (literary) nature, character
2. mind, disposition
3. spirit, cheerfulness
4. intention
5. (figuratively) strong spirit, stomach

Declension

Declension of aigne (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aigne vocative a aigne genitive aigne dative aigne forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aigne genitive na haigne dative leis an aigne don aigne

Derived terms

• aigneolaí (“psychologist”)
• aigneolaíocht (“psychology”)
• dea-aigne (“goodwill”)
• éirim aigne (“mental power, intelligence”)
• luail aigne (“mental impulse”)
• mearbhall aigne (“mental aberration”)
• múnlú aigne (“formation of mind”)
• saothrú aigne (“development of the mind”)
• trioblóid aigne (“mental distress”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of aigne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aigne	n-aigne	haigne	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aigne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈacɲə/

Noun

aigne f (genitive singular aigne, plural aignean)

1. mind, temper, disposition
2. psyche, spirit, affection, thought

Declension

Declension of aigne (class IId feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aigne	aignean
Genitive	aigne	aignean
Dative	aigne	aignean; aignibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) aigne	(na) h-aignean
Genitive	(na) h-aigne	(nan) aignean
Dative	(an) aigne	(na) h-aignean; h-aignibh✝
Vocative	aigne	aignean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of aigne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aigne	n-aigne	h-aigne	t-aigne

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aigne”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language