éigean

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish éicen (necessity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɟən̪ˠ/, /ˈeːɟənˠ/

Noun

éigean m or f (genitive singular éigin)

  1. force, violence
  2. necessity, compulsion
    Faoi éigean a ghéill sé dóibh.
    He obeyed them only under compulsion.
  3. strait, difficulty; want, distress

Declension

Alternative declension

Derived terms

Mutation

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

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