nighe
Irish
Pronunciation
(
Munster
,
Connacht
)
IPA
(key)
:
/n̠ʲiː/
(
Ulster
)
IPA
(key)
:
/n̠ʲiə/
[
1
]
Noun
nighe
f
(
genitive singular
nighte
)
obsolete form of
ní
(
“
washing
”
,
verbal noun of
nigh
)
References
^
Quiggin, E. C.
(
1906
)
A Dialect of Donegal
, Cambridge University Press, page
41