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==Middle Annerish==
==Middle Annerish==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
A merger of borrowed [[w:Old_Irish|Goidelic]] ''[[:wikt:gen#Old_Irish|gen]]'' and ''[https://dil.ie/25866 gin]'', both of which must have influenced the inherited [[w:Proto-Germanic|Germanic]] ''[[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kinnuz|*kenuz]]'' ("chin"); verb from ''[[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kīnaną|*kī(n)aną]]'', ''[[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanjaną|*kanjaną]]'' as well as ''[[wikt:gainithir#Old_Irish|geiniṁ]]''.
A merger of borrowed [[w:Old_Irish|Goidelic]] ''[[:wikt:gen#Old_Irish|gen]]'' and ''[https://dil.ie/25866 gin]'', both of which must have influenced the inherited [[w:Proto-Germanic|Germanic]] ''[[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kinnuz|*kenuz]]'' ("chin").
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
(''Annerish'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ˈgʲenˠ/ <big>[ˈɡ̊en]</big>
(''Annerish'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ˈgʲenˠ/ <big>[ˈɡ̊en]</big>

Revision as of 14:42, 25 April 2023

Middle Annerish

Etymology

A merger of borrowed Goidelic gen and gin, both of which must have influenced the inherited Germanic *kenuz ("chin").

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈgʲenˠ/ [ˈɡ̊en]

Inflection of gen
 Ⅳ ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  gen   genaʜ  gen(ʟ)  genʟ
ᴘʟ.  geınʟ  geıneɴ  genaıb   geınʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  genaʜ  gen(ʟ)  genaʟ

Noun

gen (runic:ᚴᛅ)

  1. The inside of the cheek;
    Naí c labraıt led gena láın! - Don't speak with a full mouth!
  2. The edge of a curved blade.
  3. (bun+) A smile, laugh;
    Bo í dro gen o dím. - She gave me a sardonic chuckle.