argain

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish orcan, organ, argan, from Old Irish orcun.

Noun

argain f (genitive singular argana)

  1. verbal noun of arg
  2. destruction, plunder

Declension

Declension of argain (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative argain
vocative a argain
genitive argana
dative argain
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an argain
genitive na hargana
dative leis an argain
don argain

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of argain
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
argain n-argain hargain not applicable

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

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