oigheann

Irish

Alternative forms

• adhann, aigheann, oidheann, oighean

Etymology

From Middle Irish aigen. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic àmhainn.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈəiən/ (corresponding to the variant oighean)

Noun

oigheann m (genitive singular oighinn, nominative plural oighinn)

1. oven

Declension

Declension of oigheann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative oigheann oighinn Vocative a oighinn a oigheanna Genitive oighinn oigheann Dative oigheann oighinn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-oigheann na hoighinn Genitive an oighinn na n-oigheann Dative leis an oigheann don oigheann leis na hoighinn

Derived terms

• gásoigheann (“gas oven”)
• oigheann micreathonnach (“microwave oven”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oigheann	n-oigheann	hoigheann	t-oigheann
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), “1 aigen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 4
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aḋann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 5
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “oiḋeann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 526
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “oiġeann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 527
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oigheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “oigheann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “oigheann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “oigheann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy