aigne
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).
Noun
aigne f (genitive singular aigne)
- (literary) nature, character
- mind, disposition
- spirit, cheerfulness
- intention
- (figuratively) strong spirit, stomach
Declension
Declension of aigne
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aigneolaí (“psychologist”)
- aigneolaíocht (“psychology”)
- dea-aigne (“goodwill”)
- éirim aigne (“mental power, intelligence”)
- luail aigne (“mental impulse”)
- mearbhall aigne (“mental aberration”)
- múnlú aigne (“formation of mind”)
- saothrú aigne (“development of the mind”)
- trioblóid aigne (“mental distress”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aigne | n-aigne | haigne | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aigne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).
Noun
aigne f (genitive singular aigne, plural aignean)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aigne | n-aigne | h-aigne | t-aigne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “aigne”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish literary terms
- Irish fourth-declension nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
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