éigin

See also: eigin and -eigin

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɟɪnʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish éicin (“of necessity, surely, of truth, indeed; some, any; some...or other; a certain; an indefinite quantity or number, some, a certain number, about”), in origin a dative form of éicen (see modern éigean).

Determiner

éigin (postpositive)

1. some (a certain, unspecified or unknown)

   ar chuma éigin ― in some way

   duine éigin eile ― somebody else

   rud éigin ― something

2. some (approximately)

   céad éigin ― a hundred or so

   fiche éigin punt ― some twenty pounds

Alternative forms

• eicínt, éicint, éigint

Synonyms

• (a certain, unspecified or unknown): inteacht

Etymology 2

Noun

éigin m

1. genitive singular of éigean

Noun

éigin f (genitive singular éigne)

1. Alternative form of éigean

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éigin	n-éigin	héigin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “éicin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éigin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 283
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éigin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN