níon
Irish (Donegal)
/n̠ʲiənˠ/
noun
Definitions
- (alternative form of) iníon
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Irish nighean inherited from Old Irish ingen (daughter, virgin, maiden, young woman, girl) inherited from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ inherited from Proto-Celtic *eni-genā.
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*eni-genā
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₁én Proto-Indo-European
- iníon Irish
- ingen Old Irish
- ingenrad Old Irish
- inghean Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- leas-nighean Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean na galla Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean-bhràthar Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean-bràthar Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean-chèile Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nighean-mhic Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- nìghneag Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ingin Manx
- inneen Manx
- *angʷīnā Proto-Celtic
- *eni-genā Proto-Celtic
- *enigenā Proto-Celtic
- ingenas Middle Irish
- nighean Middle Irish
- ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ Primitive Irish