# éigin
## Irish
### Etymology 1

From Old Irish éicin (“some, a certain”), in origin a dative form of éicen (see modern éigean).

#### Alternative forms

* eicín, éicin, éicineach, eicint, eicínt, éicint, éicinteach, éicinteacht, eighinteach, éighinteach, eighinteacht, éighinteacht, éigint, éiginteach, éinteach, éinteacht, innteach, inteach, inteacht, ínteacht

#### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈeːɟɪnʲ/, /ˈeːɟɪnʲtʲ/ (corresponding to the form éigint), /əˈɟɪnʲtʲ/
* (Galway) IPA: /əˈciːn̠ʲtʲ/ (corresponding to the form eicínt), /iˈciːnʲəxt̪ˠ/ (as if spelled eicíneacht)
* (Mayo) IPA: /əˈciːn̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form eicín), /əˈciːn̠ʲtʲ(ʃ)/ (corresponding to the form eicínt)
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈiːn̠ʲtʲaxt̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the from ínteacht), /ˈiːn̠ʲtʲa(x)/ (as if spelled ínteach), /ˈiːnʲa(x)/ (as if spelled íneach)

#### Determiner

éigin (postpositive)
* some (a certain, unspecified or unknown)
    ar chuma éigin ― in some way
    duine éigin eile ― somebody else
    rud éigin ― something
* some (approximately)
    céad éigin ― a hundred or so
    fiche éigin punt ― some twenty pounds

##### Synonyms

* (a certain, unspecified or unknown): inteacht

#### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éigin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 283
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éigin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːɟɪnʲ/

#### Noun

éigin m
* genitive singular of éigean

#### Noun

éigin f (genitive singular éigne)
* Alternative form of éigean

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “éicin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ “éigin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 62, page 16; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 331, page 154
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 45, page 24
* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 484, page 130
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 96
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 162, page 67
* ↑ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 81
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 351, page 69
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 264, page 61
* ↑ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 80, page 8
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 386, page 129
* 1 2 Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 436, page 140