uaigneach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟɪnʲəx/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟnʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟnʲa(x)/[3]
Adjective
[edit]uaigneach (genitive singular masculine uaignigh, genitive singular feminine uaigní, plural uaigneacha, comparative uaigní)
Declension
[edit]Declension of uaigneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uaigneach | uaigneach | uaigneacha | |
Vocative | uaignigh | uaigneacha | ||
Genitive | uaigní | uaigneacha | uaigneach | |
Dative | uaigneach | uaigneach; uaignigh (archaic) |
uaigneacha | |
Comparative | níos uaigní | |||
Superlative | is uaigní |
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaigneach | n-uaigneach | huaigneach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaignech, uaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaigneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”). According to MacBain, it is cognate with Old Norse auðr (“desolate, empty”) and Latin ōtium (“leisure, idleness, peace and quiet”), which makes it derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]uaigneach
- lonely, lonesome (person)
- Synonym: aonaranach
- solitary, deserted, secluded, remote (place)
- Synonym: aonaranach
- private, privy, secret (especially about a place)
- Synonyms: dìomhair, prìobhaideach
- dismal
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaigneach | n-uaigneach | h-uaigneach | t-uaigneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaignech, uaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaigneach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
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- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives