dlaoinín
Irish
Etymology
From dlaoi (“wisp, tuft; lock, tress; bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair); strand; strip (of bark, of skin)”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Noun
dlaoinín m (genitive singular dlaoinín, nominative plural dlaoiníní)
- diminutive of dlaoi
- Synonym of dlaíóg (“(little) wisp; single stalk, blade; strand; strip”)
Declension
Declension of dlaoinín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dlaoinín | dhlaoinín | ndlaoinín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "dlaíóg" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.