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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

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

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éigean n-éigean héigean t-éigean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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