ionga

Irish

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

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈuːŋə/, [ˈũːŋə]; /ˈuːŋɡə/, [ˈũːŋɡə]
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɔŋə/

Noun

ionga f (genitive singular iongan, nominative plural ingne)

nail; claw, talon
hoof
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	ingne

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ionga	na hingne
Genitive	na hiongan	na n-ingne
Dative	leis an ionga don ionga	leis na hingne

Derived terms

scuab ingne f (“nailbrush”)
siosúr ingne m (“nail-scissors”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ionga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “inga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22

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)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionga	n-ionga	h-ionga	t-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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