aigne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɟɪnʲə/, /ˈaɟɪnʲə/

Noun

aigne f (genitive singular aigne)

1. (literary) nature, character
2. mind, disposition
3. spirit, cheerfulness
4. intention
5. (figuratively) strong spirit, stomach

Declension

Declension of aigne

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aigne Vocative a aigne Genitive aigne Dative aigne

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aigne Genitive na haigne Dative leis an aigne don aigne

Derived terms

• aigneolaí (“psychologist”)
• aigneolaíocht (“psychology”)
• dea-aigne (“goodwill”)
• éirim aigne (“mental power, intelligence”)
• luail aigne (“mental impulse”)
• mearbhall aigne (“mental aberration”)
• múnlú aigne (“formation of mind”)
• saothrú aigne (“development of the mind”)
• trioblóid aigne (“mental distress”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aigne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈacɲə/

Noun

aigne f (genitive singular aigne, plural aignean)

1. mind, temper, disposition
2. psyche, spirit, affection, thought

Declension

Declension of aigne (class IId feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aigne	aignean
Genitive	aigne	aignean
Dative	aigne	aignean
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) aigne	(na) h-aignean
Genitive	(na) h-aigne	(nan) aignean
Dative	(an) aigne	(na) h-aignean
Vocative	(a) aigne	(a) 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

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aigne”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language