inchinn

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish inchinn, from cenn (“head”).

Pronunciation

Noun

inchinn f (genitive singular inchinne, nominative plural inchinní)

  1. brain

Declension

Declension of inchinn (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative inchinn inchinní
vocative a inchinn a inchinní
genitive inchinne inchinní
dative inchinn inchinní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an inchinn na hinchinní
genitive na hinchinne na n-inchinní
dative leis an inchinn
don inchinn 		leis na hinchinní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of inchinn
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
inchinn n-inchinn hinchinn not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90

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