veigeán

Irish

Etymology

From English vegan, assimilated to the suffix -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /vʲɛˈɟaːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛɟɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈvʲɛɟænˠ/

Noun

veigeán m (genitive singular veigeáin, nominative plural veigeáin)

1. vegan (person who avoids eating or using animal products)

Declension

Declension of veigeán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative veigeán veigeáin Vocative a veigeáin a veigeána Genitive veigeáin veigeán Dative veigeán veigeáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an veigeán na veigeáin Genitive an veigeáin na veigeán Dative leis an veigeán don veigeán leis na veigeáin

Further reading

• “veigeán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024