naigín
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from English noggin, though some sources say the borrowing is the other way round; assimilated to the suffix -ín.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
naigín m (genitive singular naigín, nominative plural naigíní)
- noggin (measure equivalent to a gill)
Declension edit
Declension of naigín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naigín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN