Saighneáin
Irish
Etymology
Specific use of the plural of saighneán (“flash of light”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠəinʲænʲ/
Proper noun
na Saighneáin m pl (genitive na Saighneán)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “saighneán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 64