argain

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish orcan, organ, argan, from Old Irish orcun.

Noun

argain f (genitive singular argana)

  1. verbal noun of arg
  2. destruction, plunder

Declension
Declension of argain

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative argain
Vocative a argain
Genitive argana
Dative argain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an argain
Genitive na hargana
Dative leis an argain

don argain

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
argain n-argain hargain not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “argain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “plunder”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
  • “plundering”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
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