argain

Irish

Alternative forms

• orgain

Etymology

From Middle Irish orcan, organ, argan, from Old Irish orcun.

Noun

argain f (genitive singular argana)

1. verbal noun of arg
2. destruction, plunder

Declension

Declension of argain

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative argain Vocative a argain Genitive argana Dative argain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an argain Genitive na hargana Dative leis an argain don argain

Derived terms

• dúnorgain (“manslaughter”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
argain	n-argain	hargain	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) “argain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “argain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024