uaigh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish úag (“grave”).

Pronunciation

Noun

uaigh f (genitive singular uaighe, nominative plural uaigheanna)

  1. grave (excavation for burial)

Declension

Declension of uaigh (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative uaigh uaigheanna
vocative a uaigh a uaigheanna
genitive uaighe uaigheanna
dative uaigh uaigheanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an uaigh na huaigheanna
genitive na huaighe na n-uaigheanna
dative leis an uaigh
don uaigh 		leis na huaigheanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of uaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uaigh n-uaigh huaigh 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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úag (“grave”).

Noun

uaigh f (genitive singular uaighe or uaghach, plural uaighean)

  1. grave, tomb, sepulchre

Mutation

Mutation of uaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uaigh n-uaigh h-uaigh t-uaigh

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

References

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