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aigne
aigne
Irish
Noun
aigne f (genitive singular aigne)
- (literary) nature, character
- mind, disposition
- spirit, cheerfulness
- intention
- (figuratively) strong spirit, stomach
Declension
Declension of aigne
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Terms derived from aigne
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aigne | n-aigne | haigne | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aigne" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 aicned” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).
Noun
aigne f (genitive singular aigne, plural aignean)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “1 aicned” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.