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éigean
éigean
Irish
Noun
éigean m, f (genitive singular éigin)
- force, violence
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- necessity, compulsion
- Faoi éigean a ghéill sé dóibh. ― He obeyed them only under compulsion.
- strait, difficulty; want, distress
- necessity, compulsion
Declension
Declension of éigean
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative declension
Declension of éigean
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Terms derived from éigean
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| 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. | |||
References
- “éicen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “éigean” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "éigean" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.