uige

Irish

Alternative forms

• aigdhe
• aige

Etymology

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Noun

uige f (genitive singular uige, nominative plural uigí)

1. woven fabric, web

   Proverb: Gach uige mar a hábhar. ― Like father like son.

2. thin, transparent, fabric; tissue, gauze
3. (technical) web
4. (literary) composition, poem

Declension

Declension of uige (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative uige uigí vocative a uige a uigí genitive uige uigí dative uige uigí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an uige na huigí genitive na huige na n-uigí dative leis an uige don uige leis na huigí

Synonyms

• (web): uige cheangail

Derived terms

• uige chadáis f (“cotton tissue”)
• uige mhiotail f (“metal gauze”)
• uigeach (“web-like, textured; gauzy”, adjective)
• uigeacht ithreach f (“soil texture”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of uige

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uige	n-uige	huige	not applicable

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

References

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