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inchinn.

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7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈinʲɪhɪnʲ/Munster/ˈin̠ʲən̠ʲ/Galway/ˈiçin̠ʲ/Mayo/ˈinʲhin̠ʲ/Mayo
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    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish inchinn, from Old Irish inchinn, from Proto-Celtic *en-kʷennio-, equivalent to in- (“in”) + cenn (“head”). Cognate with Breton empenn, Cornish ympynnyon, Scottish Gaelic eanchainn, and Welsh ymennydd. Compare Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos) with the same construction.

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