gáinne

See also: gainne

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

gáinne f (genitive singular gáinne, nominative plural gáinní)

  1. reed
  2. dart; arrow
  3. (carpentry, surgery) gouge

Declension

Declension of gáinne (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gáinne gáinní
vocative a gháinne a gháinní
genitive gáinne gáinní
dative gáinne gáinní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gháinne na gáinní
genitive na gáinne na ngáinní
dative leis an ngáinne
don gháinne 		leis na gáinní

Derived terms

  • gáinneach (“reedy”, adjective)
  • má gáinne (“pith (of reed, quill)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gáinne
radical lenition eclipsis
gáinne gháinne ngáinne

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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