-gin

See also: gin, Gin, GIN, ĝin, and gīn

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “producer of”). Possibly influenced by Irish gin (“(to give) birth, source”) from Old Irish gainithir, from Proto-Celtic *ganyetor. Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Suffix

-gin f

  1. -gen

Declension
Declension of -gin

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -gin -giní
Vocative a -gin a -giní
Genitive -gine -giní
Dative -gin -giní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an -gin na -giní
Genitive na -gine na -giní
Dative leis an -gin

don -gin

 leis na -giní

Derived terms
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