ailgin

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ailgin f (genitive singular ailgine, nominative plural ailginí)

1. algin

Declension

Declension of ailgin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ailgin ailginí Vocative a ailgin a ailginí Genitive ailgine ailginí Dative ailgin ailginí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ailgin na hailginí Genitive na hailgine na n-ailginí Dative leis an ailgin don ailgin leis na hailginí

Derived terms

• ailgineach (“alginic”, adjective)
• ailgionáit f (“alginate”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailgin	n-ailgin	hailgin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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