ingine
See also: Ingine
Old Irish
Scots
Etymology 1
From Old French engin, from Latin ingenium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪndʒəin]
Etymology 2
From Middle French engin, ultimately the same as Etymology 1 but borrowed later. More at English engine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪndʒɪn]
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Usage notes
The form lingine is sometimes used for the singular of the Ma class. In Kenya, the Ki-vi forms used may be chengine and vyengine.
Declension
Inflected forms of -ingine
| Noun class | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| m-wa class(I/II) | mwingine | wengine |
| m-mi class(III/IV) | mwingine | mingine |
| ji-ma class(V/VI) | jingine | mengine |
| ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kingine | vingine |
| n class(IX/X) | nyingine | nyingine |
| u class(XI) | mwingine | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
| pa class(XVI) | pengine | |
| ku class(XVII) | kwingine | |
| mu class(XVIII) | mwingine |
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