aigne
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).
Noun
aigne f (genitive singular aigne)
- (literary) nature, character
- mind, disposition
- spirit, cheerfulness
- intention
- (figuratively) strong spirit, stomach
Declension
Declension of aigne
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aigneolaíocht (“psychology”)
- aigneolaí (“psychologist”)
- dea-aigne (“goodwill”)
- éirim aigne (“mental power, intelligence”)
- luail aigne (“mental impulse”)
- mearbhall aigne (“mental aberration”)
- múnlú aigne (“formation of mind”)
- saothrú aigne (“development of the mind”)
- trioblóid aigne (“mental distress”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aigne | n-aigne | haigne | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aigne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).
Noun
aigne f (genitive singular aigne, plural aignean)
- mind, temper, disposition
- psyche, spirit, affection, thought
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aigne | n-aigne | h-aigne | t-aigne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “aigne”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 aicned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language