nighean

== Irish == === Noun === nighean f (genitive singular nighne, nominative plural nighneacha) superseded spelling of níon: alternative form of iníon ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “nighean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “niġean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 519 == Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === nigheann === Etymology === From Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”) + *ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”) (compare Latin indigena (“native”), Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈɲĩ.un/ (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈɲiˑ.ən/, /ˈɲiˑ.an/ (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈɲĩ.ən/ === Noun === nighean f (dative nighinn, genitive nighinn or nighinne or ìghne or inghinn, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean or ingheanan) daughter, female offspring girl maiden, young woman Synonyms: ainnir, cailin, gruagach, maighdeann, òigh, rìbhinn An cluinn thu mi, mo nighean donn? ― Will you listen to me, my brown-haired girl? ==== Declension ==== Irregular declension: ==== Derived terms ==== leas-nighean clann-nighean === References ===