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ingin
ingin
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish ingen, genitive singular of inga (“nail”) (compare Irish ionga), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Italo-Celtic *h₃ngʷʰi- (compare Latin unguis), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”), *h₃nogʷʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiŋən/
Noun
ingin f (genitive singular ingney, plural inginyn or ingnyn)
References
- “2 ingen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.