gainne
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See also: gáinne
Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
gainne m (genitive singular gainne, nominative plural gainní)
- (zoology) scale
- (collective) scales
- Synonym: gainneach
- scurf
- (collective) scales
Declension[edit]
Declension of gainne
Derived terms[edit]
- gainneach (“scaly”, adjective)
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
gainne f (genitive singular gainne)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gainne
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gainne
- inflection of gann (“scarce”):
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gainne | ghainne | ngainne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gainne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gainne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gainne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Noun[edit]
gainne f (genitive singular gainne, no plural)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gainne | ghainne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- ga:Zoology
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- Irish fourth-declension nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
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- Irish adjective forms
- Irish comparative adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
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