veigeán

Irish

Etymology

From English vegan, assimilated to the suffix -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /vʲɛˈɟaːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛɟɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛɟænˠ/

Noun

veigeán m (genitive singular veigeáin, nominative plural veigeáin)

1. vegan (person who avoids eating or using animal products)

Declension

Declension of veigeán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative veigeán veigeáin vocative a veigeáin a veigeána genitive veigeáin veigeán dative veigeán veigeáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an veigeán na veigeáin genitive an veigeáin na veigeán dative leis an veigeán don veigeán leis na veigeáin

Further reading

• “veigeán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025