uaigh

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish úaig, originally the dative of úag (“grave”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): (Waterford) /uə/, (Cork, Kerry) /uəɟ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): (Galway) /uə/; (Mayo) /uəj/, /uəç/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ũiɟ/, /ũi/ === Noun === uaigh f (genitive singular uaighe, nominative plural uaigheanna) (strictly) grave (an excavation in the earth as a place of burial) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “uaiġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1282; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish úaig, originally the dative of úag (“grave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uəj/ === Noun === uaigh f (genitive singular uaighe or uaghach, plural uaighean) grave, tomb, sepulchre === Mutation === === References ===