aighne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aigne m (“one learned in law or in the practice of law; lawyer, advocate, pleader”).

Noun

aighne m (genitive singular aighne, nominative plural aighní)

  1. (law) pleader, advocate

Declension
Declension of aighne

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aighne aighní
Vocative a aighne a aighní
Genitive aighne aighní
Dative aighne aighní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-aighne na haighní
Genitive an aighne na n-aighní
Dative leis an aighne

don aighne

 leis na haighní

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aighne n-aighne haighne t-aighne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "aighne" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “aigne” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

aighne f sg

  1. genitive singular of aghann (“(frying) pan”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aighnen-aighneh-aighnet-aighne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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