éigin

See also: eigin and -eigin

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish éicin (“of necessity, surely, of truth, indeed; some, any; some...or other; a certain; an indefinite quantity or number, some, a certain number, about”), in origin a dative form of éicen (see modern éigean).

Determiner

éigin (postpositive)

  1. some (a certain, unspecified or unknown)
    ar chuma éigin ― in some way
    duine éigin eile ― somebody else
    rud éigin ― something
  2. some (approximately)
    ceád éigin ― a hundred or so
    fiche éigin punt ― some twenty pounds
Alternative forms
Synonyms
  • (a certain, unspecified or unknown): inteacht

Etymology 2

Noun

éigin m

  1. genitive singular of éigean

Noun

éigin f (genitive singular éigne)

  1. Alternative form of éigean

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

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