Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish inchinn, from in- (“in”) + cenn (“head”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos) with the same construction.
Pronunciation
Noun
inchinn f (genitive singular inchinne, nominative plural inchinní)
- brain
Declension
Declension of inchinn (second declension)
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Derived terms
- lárinchinn (“midbrain”)
- tuirse inchinne (“brain fag”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of inchinn
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| inchinn
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n-inchinn
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hinchinn
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not applicable
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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), “inchinn”, 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, § 33, page 19
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 142
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 147, page 35
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 31, page 11
- ^ 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 381, page 41
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 251, page 90
- ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 271
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