gainne
See also: gáinne
Irish
    
    Etymology 1
    
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
    
gainne m (genitive singular gainne, nominative plural gainní)
Declension
    
Declension of gainne
Fourth declension
| Bare forms 
 | Forms with the definite article 
 | 
Derived terms
    
- gainneach (“scaly”, adjective)
Etymology 2
    
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Declension
    
Declension of gainne
Fourth declension
| Bare forms (no plural of this noun) 
 | Forms with the definite article 
 | 
Etymology 3
    
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɪn̠ʲə/[1]
Mutation
    
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis | 
| gainne | ghainne | ngainne | 
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
    
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gainne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gainne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gainne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
    
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43
Scottish Gaelic
    
    Noun
    
gainne f (genitive singular gainne, no plural)
Mutation
    
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | 
| gainne | ghainne | 
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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