ionga

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish inga (compare Manx ingin), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃n̥gʷʰi-, from *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈuːŋ(ɡ)ə/, [ˈũːŋ(ɡ)ə]
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɔŋə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞ŋə/

Noun

ionga f (genitive singular iongan, nominative plural ingne)

1. nail; claw, talon
2. hoof
3. clove (of garlic, etc.)

Declension

Declension of ionga

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ionga ingne Vocative a ionga a ingne Genitive iongan ingne Dative ionga iongain (archaic, dialectal) ingne

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ionga na hingne Genitive na hiongan na n-ingne Dative leis an ionga leis an iongain (archaic, dialectal) don ionga don iongain (archaic, dialectal) leis na hingne

Derived terms

• ionga coise f (“toenail”)
• ionga laidhre f (“toenail”)
• scuab ingne f (“nailbrush”)
• siosúr ingne m (“nail-scissors”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish inga (compare Manx ingin), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃n̥gʷʰi-, from *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiŋkə/

Noun

ionga f (genitive singular ingne, plural ìngnean or ionganan or ìnean)

1. nail; claw, talon
2. hoof
3. cloven hoof

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionga	n-ionga	h-ionga	t-ionga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ionga”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ionga”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “inga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language