-gin

See also: gin, Gin, GIN, ĝin, and gīn

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “producer of”). Possibly influenced by Irish gin (“(to give) birth, source”) from Old Irish gainithir, from Proto-Celtic *ganyetor. Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Suffix

-gin f

1. -gen

Declension

Declension of -gin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative -gin -giní Vocative a -gin a -giní Genitive -gine -giní Dative -gin -giní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an -gin na -giní Genitive na -gine na -giní Dative leis an -gin don -gin leis na -giní

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -gin

• -gineach (“-genic”)
• -gineacht f (“-geny”)