uiginn

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɟɪn̠ʲ/

Noun

uiginn f (genitive singular uigne, nominative plural uigneacha)

1. Alternative form of igín (“pendant (short rope used to attach hooks)”)

Declension

Declension of uiginn (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative uiginn uigneacha vocative a uiginn a uigneacha genitive uigne uigneacha dative uiginn uigneacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an uiginn na huigneacha genitive na huigne na n-uigneacha dative leis an uiginn don uiginn leis na huigneacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of uiginn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uiginn	n-uiginn	huiginn	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) “uiginn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN