igín

See also: igin

Irish

Alternative forms

• uigín, uiginn

Etymology

From eag, alternative form of eang (“notch, gap”), + -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɟɪn̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form uiginn)

Noun

igín m (genitive singular igín, nominative plural igíní)

1. (nautical) pendant (short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles)

Declension

Declension of igín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative igín igíní Vocative a igín a igíní Genitive igín igíní Dative igín igíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-igín na higíní Genitive an igín na n-igíní Dative leis an igín don igín leis na higíní

Mutation

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

Further reading

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