uaigneach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟɪnʲəx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟnʲəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuəɟnʲa(x)/ === Adjective === uaigneach (genitive singular masculine uaignigh, genitive singular feminine uaigní, plural uaigneacha, comparative uaigní) lonely ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uaigneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish úaignech, derived from the root of Old Irish úathad (“a small number, singleness”). According to MacBain, it is cognate with Old Norse auðr (“desolate, empty”) and Latin ōtium (“leisure, idleness, peace and quiet”), which makes it derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuəkʲɲəx/ === Adjective === uaigneach lonely, lonesome (person) Synonym: aonaranach solitary, deserted, secluded, remote (place) Synonym: aonaranach private, privy, secret (especially about a place) Synonyms: dìomhair, prìobhaideach dismal ==== Derived terms ==== seòmar-uaigneach === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaignech, uaingech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “uaigneach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN