éigean

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish éicen (“necessity”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːɟən̪ˠ/, /ˈeːɟənˠ/, (Ulster) [ˈei̯ɟənˠ] === Noun === éigean m or f (genitive singular éigin) force, violence necessity, compulsion strait, difficulty; want, distress ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “éicen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “éigean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 283 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “éigean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN