uige
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
uige f (genitive singular uige, nominative plural uigí)
- woven fabric, web
- Proverb: Gach uige mar a hábhar. ― Like father like son.
- thin, transparent, fabric; tissue, gauze
- (technical) web
- (literary) composition, poem
Declension[edit]
Declension of uige
Synonyms[edit]
- (web): uige cheangail
Derived terms[edit]
- uige chadáis f (“cotton tissue”)
- uige mhiotail f (“metal gauze”)
- uigeach (“web-like, textured; gauzy”, adjective)
- uigeacht ithreach f (“soil texture”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uige | n-uige | huige | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN