éigean
Irish (Donegal)
/ˈeːɟənˠ/
noun
Definitions
- force, violence
- necessity, compulsion
- strait, difficulty; want, distress
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish éicen (necessity, force, compulsion, difficulty, strait, necessitousness, violence, trouble, tyranny, need, stress, overpowering exuberance).
Origin
Old Irish
éicen
Gloss
necessity, force, compulsion, difficulty, strait, necessitousness, violence, trouble, tyranny, need, stress, overpowering exuberance
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Person/Thing