éigean

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish éicen (“necessity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɟən̪ˠ/, /ˈeːɟənˠ/

Noun

éigean m or f (genitive singular éigin)

  1. force, violence
  2. necessity, compulsion
    Faoi éigean a ghéill sé dóibh.
    He obeyed them only under compulsion.
  3. strait, difficulty; want, distress

Declension

Declension of éigean (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative éigean
vocative a éigin
genitive éigin
dative éigean
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-éigean
genitive an éigin
dative leis an éigean
don éigean
Alternative declension
Declension of éigean (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative éigean
vocative a éigean
genitive éigne
dative éigean
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an éigean
genitive na héigne
dative leis an éigean
don éigean

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of éigean
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éigean n-éigean héigean t-éigean

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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