From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”).
uaigneach (genitive singular masculine uaignigh, genitive singular feminine uaigní, plural uaigneacha, comparative uaigní)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uaigneach | uaigneach | uaigneacha | |
Vocative | uaignigh | uaigneacha | ||
Genitive | uaigní | uaigneacha | uaigneach | |
Dative | uaigneach | uaigneach; uaignigh (archaic) |
uaigneacha | |
Comparative | níos uaigní | |||
Superlative | is uaigní |
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaigneach | n-uaigneach | huaigneach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”). According to MacBain, it is cognate with Old Norse auðr (“desolate, empty”) and Latin ōtium (“leisure, idleness, peace and quiet”), which makes it derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew.
uaigneach
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uaigneach | n-uaigneach | h-uaigneach | t-uaigneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |