# ionga
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish inga (compare Manx ingin), from Old Irish ingen, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈuːŋ(ɡ)ə/, [ˈũːŋ(ɡ)ə]
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈɔŋə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈɨ̞ŋə/

### Noun

ionga f (genitive singular iongan, nominative plural ingne)
* nail; claw, talon
* hoof
* clove (of garlic, etc.)

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
ionga
ingne
vocative
a ionga
a ingne
genitive
iongan
ingne
dative
ionga iongain (archaic, dialectal)
ingne
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an ionga
na hingne
genitive
na hiongan
na n-ingne
dative
leis an ionga leis an iongain (archaic, dialectal) don ionga don iongain (archaic, dialectal)
leis na hingne :

#### Derived terms

* ionga coise f (“toenail”)
* ionga laidhre f (“toenail”)
* scuab ingne f (“nailbrush”)
* siosúr ingne m (“nail-scissors”)

### 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), “inga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ingen28652”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 41, page 22
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 218, page 82

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ionga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish inga (compare Manx ingin), from Old Irish ingen, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiŋkə/

### Noun

ionga f (genitive singular ingne, plural ìngnean or ionganan or ìnean)
* nail; claw, talon
* hoof
* cloven hoof

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “inga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ingen28652”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “ionga”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ionga”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN