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ingenas
ingenas
Old Irish
Etymology
From ingen (“daughter”) + -as
Noun
ingenas m
- maidenhood, virginity
- a defect in cows which prevents them being mated
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: iníonas
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ingenas | unchanged | n-ingenas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “ingenas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.