uaigneas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish úaignes, uainces.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuəɟnʲəsˠ/

Noun

uaigneas m (genitive singular uaignis)

  1. loneliness (condition of being lonely)

Declension
Declension of uaigneas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative uaigneas
Vocative a uaignis
Genitive uaignis
Dative uaigneas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-uaigneas
Genitive an uaignis
Dative leis an uaigneas

don uaigneas

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
uaigneas n-uaigneas huaigneas t-uaigneas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “úaignes” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “uaigneas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "uaigneas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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