diúilicín
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
diúilicín m (genitive singular diúilicín, nominative plural diúilicíní)
- mussel
- shrimp (small person)
Declension
Declension of diúilicín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- diúilicín capaill (“horse mussel”)
- diúilicíneach (“tiny-shelled”)
- diúilicín riabhach (“zebra mussel”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
diúilicín | dhiúilicín | ndiúilicín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “diúilicín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “diúilicín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “diúilicín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.