éigean

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish éicen (“necessity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɟən̪ˠ/, /ˈeːɟənˠ/

Noun

éigean m or f (genitive singular éigin)

1. force, violence
2. necessity, compulsion

   Faoi éigean a ghéill sé dóibh.

   He obeyed them only under compulsion.

3. strait, difficulty; want, distress

Declension

Declension of éigean

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative éigean Vocative a éigin Genitive éigin Dative éigean

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-éigean Genitive an éigin Dative leis an éigean don éigean

Alternative declension

Declension of éigean

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative éigean Vocative a éigean Genitive éigne Dative éigean

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an éigean Genitive na héigne Dative leis an éigean don éigean

Derived terms

• ar ais nó ar éigean
• ar éigean
• banéigean
• cíb ar éigean
• d'éigean
• éigean mná
• éignigh
• foréigean
• gan éigean
• in éigean
• is éigean
• le héigean
• ní héigean
• tarraingt ar éigean

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “éicen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éigean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 283
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 93
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éigean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN