uaigneach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟɪnʲəx/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟnʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟnʲa(x)/[3]
Adjective
edituaigneach (genitive singular masculine uaignigh, genitive singular feminine uaigní, plural uaigneacha, comparative uaigní)
Declension
editDeclension of uaigneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uaigneach | uaigneach | uaigneacha | |
Vocative | uaignigh | uaigneacha | ||
Genitive | uaigní | uaigneacha | uaigneach | |
Dative | uaigneach | uaigneach; uaignigh (archaic) |
uaigneacha | |
Comparative | níos uaigní | |||
Superlative | is uaigní |
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaigneach | n-uaigneach | huaigneach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaignech, uaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaigneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”). According to MacBain, it is cognate with Old Norse auðr (“desolate, empty”) and Latin ōtium (“leisure, idleness, peace and quiet”), which makes it derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edituaigneach
- lonely, lonesome (person)
- Synonym: aonaranach
- solitary, deserted, secluded, remote (place)
- Synonym: aonaranach
- private, privy, secret (especially about a place)
- Synonyms: dìomhair, prìobhaideach
- dismal
Derived terms
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaigneach | n-uaigneach | h-uaigneach | t-uaigneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaignech, uaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaigneach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
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- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives