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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ungae (“ounce”), from Latin uncia.
Pronunciation
Noun
uinge f (genitive singular uinge, nominative plural uingí)
- (literary) ounce
- ingot
- Synonym: barra
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| uinge
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n-uinge
|
huinge
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uinge”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ungae, uinge”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “uinge”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 775
- “ingot”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “uinge” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Old Irish
Noun
uinge f
- Alternative form of ungae
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| uinge
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unchanged
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n-uinge
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|