pingin
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish pinginn, penginn,[1] likely borrowed from Old English penning and possibly reinforced or influenced by Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
pingin f (genitive singular pingine or pingne, nominative plural pinginí or ping(i)neacha) (genitive singular form is used after numbers)
Declension
Declension of pingin
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: pingineacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- is é cosaint na pingine a chruachas na puint (“take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves”)
- leathphingin
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pingin | phingin | bpingin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pinginn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Greene, D. (1973) “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist & David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75–82
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 74, page 40
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 303, page 107
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “pinginn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 542
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pingin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “pingin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pingin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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