coinín
Irish
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coinín
Etymology
Borrowing from Anglo-Norman conil, from Latin cunīculus (“rabbit”), + -ín. The sense ‘vagina’ may be a semantic loan from English cunny.
Noun
coinín m (genitive singular coinín, nominative plural coiníní)
- rabbit (mammal)
- (vulgar, colloquial) vagina
Declension
Declension of coinín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- coinín angóra (“angora rabbit”)
- cró coinín (“rabbit hutch”)
Related terms
- coinicéar (“warren”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coinín | choinín | gcoinín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |