inchinn

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish inchinn, from cenn (head).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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inchinn f (genitive singular inchinne, nominative plural inchinní)

  1. brain

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
inchinn n-inchinn hinchinn not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90

Further reading

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