maoilín
Irish
Etymology
From maol (“bald”) + -ín
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠiːˈlʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠiːlʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠiːlʲinʲ/
Noun
maoilín m (genitive singular maoilín, nominative plural maoilíní)
- hornless cow
Declension
Declension of maoilín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maoilín | mhaoilín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “maoilín” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “maoilín” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 465.
- "maoilín" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.