aircín
Irish
Noun
aircín m (genitive singular aircín, nominative plural aircíní)
- creek
Synonyms
- caolán
- crompán
Etymology 2
From arc (“piglet; diminutive animal or person”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Noun
aircín m (genitive singular aircín, nominative plural aircíní)
- diminutive creature
Declension
Declension of aircín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aircín | n-aircín | haircín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "aircín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.