iníon

Irish (Donegal)

/ɪˈnʲiːnˠ/, /ˈɪnʲiːnʲ/, /n̠ʲiənˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • daughter
  • girl, maiden; (young) woman
  • Miss

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish ingen (daughter, virgin, maiden, young woman, girl) inherited from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ inherited from Proto-Celtic *enigenā.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*enigenā

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