Uigingeach

See also: uigingeach

Irish

Alternative forms

• uigingeach

Etymology

From uiging (“Viking, sea-rover, pirate; pirate fleet”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Uigingeach (genitive singular masculine Uigingigh, genitive singular feminine Uigingí, plural Uigingeacha, not comparable)

1. Viking

   Synonym: Lochlannach

Declension

Declension of Uigingeach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Uigingeach	Uigingeach	Uigingeacha
Vocative	Uigingigh		Uigingeacha
Genitive		Uigingí	Uigingeacha	Uigingeach
Dative	Uigingeach	Uigingeach; Uigingigh (archaic)	Uigingeacha
Comparative	níos Uigingí
Superlative	is Uigingí

Noun

Uigingeach m (genitive singular Uigingigh, nominative plural Uigingigh)

1. Viking

   Synonym: Lochlannach

Declension

Declension of Uigingeach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Uigingeach Uigingigh Vocative a Uigingigh a Uigingeacha Genitive Uigingigh Uigingeach Dative Uigingeach Uigingigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tUigingeach na hUigingigh Genitive an Uigingigh na nUigingeach Dative leis an Uigingeach don Uigingeach leis na hUigingigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Uigingeach	nUigingeach	hUigingeach	tUigingeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uigingeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Viking”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Uigingeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm