veigeán

Irish

Etymology

From English vegan, assimilated to the suffix -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /vʲɛˈɟaːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈvʲɛɟɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈvʲɛɟænˠ/

Noun

veigeán m (genitive singular veigeáin, nominative plural veigeáin)

  1. vegan (person who avoids eating or using animal products)

Declension

Declension of veigeán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative veigeán veigeáin
vocative a veigeáin a veigeána
genitive veigeáin veigeán
dative veigeán veigeáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an veigeán na veigeáin
genitive an veigeáin na veigeán
dative leis an veigeán
don veigeán 		leis na veigeáin

Further reading

  • “veigeán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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