uaigneach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
uaigneach (genitive singular masculine uaignigh, genitive singular feminine uaigní, plural uaigneacha, comparative uaigní)
Declension
Declension of uaigneach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaigneach | n-uaigneach | huaigneach | not applicable |
| 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), “úaignech, uaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaigneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”). According to MacBain, it is cognate with Old Norse auðr (“desolate, empty”) and Latin ōtium (“leisure, idleness, peace and quiet”), which makes it derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuəkʲɲəx/
Adjective
uaigneach
- lonely, lonesome (person)
- Synonym: aonaranach
- solitary, deserted, secluded, remote (place)
- Synonym: aonaranach
- private, privy, secret (especially about a place)
- Synonyms: dìomhair, prìobhaideach
- dismal
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaigneach | n-uaigneach | h-uaigneach | t-uaigneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úaignech, uaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “uaigneach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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