ionga

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish inga[1] (compare Manx ingin), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃n̥gʷʰi-, from *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːŋ(ɡ)ə/, [ˈũːŋ(ɡ)ə][2]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɔŋə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞ŋə/[3]

Noun

ionga f (genitive singular iongan, nominative plural ingne)

  1. nail; claw, talon
  2. hoof
  3. clove (of garlic, etc.)

Declension
Declension of ionga

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ionga ingne
Vocative a ionga a ingne
Genitive iongan ingne
Dative ionga
iongain (archaic, dialectal)		 ingne

Forms with the definite article

Case 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

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ionga n-ionga hionga not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “inga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 41, page 22
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 218, page 82

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish inga (compare Manx ingin), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃n̥gʷʰi-, from *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiŋkə/

Noun

ionga f (genitive singular ingne, plural ìngnean or ionganan or ìnean)

  1. nail; claw, talon
  2. hoof
  3. cloven hoof

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iongan-iongah-iongat-ionga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “inga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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