gáinne

See also: gainne

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

gáinne f (genitive singular gáinne, nominative plural gáinní)

1. reed
2. dart; arrow
3. (carpentry, surgery) gouge

Declension

Declension of gáinne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gáinne gáinní Vocative a gháinne a gháinní Genitive gáinne gáinní Dative gáinne gáinní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gháinne na gáinní Genitive na gáinne na ngáinní Dative leis an ngáinne don gháinne leis na gáinní

Derived terms

• gáinneach (“reedy”, adjective)
• má gáinne (“pith (of reed, quill)”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gáinne	gháinne	ngáinne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gáinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gáinne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gáinne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024