éagaoin

Irish

Alternative forms

  • éagcaoin, eugcaoin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish écaínid

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈeːɡiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːɡinʲ/, [ˈɛə̯ɡɪnʲ]

Verb

éagaoin (present analytic éagaoineann, future analytic éagaoinfidh, verbal noun éagaoineadh, past participle éagaointe) (ambitransitive)

  1. to lament, complain (of), moan, bemoan

Conjugation

  • Alternative verbal noun: éagaoin

Noun

éagaoin f (genitive singular éagaoine)

  1. verbal noun of éagaoin

Mutation

Mutated forms of éagaoin
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éagaoin n-éagaoin héagaoin not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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