aighneas

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aignes (“arguing, pleading; argument”), from aigne (“one learned in law or in the practice of law; lawyer, advocate, pleader”).

Pronunciation

Noun

aighneas m (genitive singular aighnis)

  1. argument, discussion
  2. submission (in argument, lawsuit)
  3. talkativeness; talk, chatter
  4. address

Declension

Declension of aighneas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative aighneas
vocative a aighnis
genitive aighnis
dative aighneas
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-aighneas
genitive an aighnis
dative leis an aighneas
don aighneas

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of aighneas
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aighneas n-aighneas haighneas t-aighneas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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