muirín
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɪˈɾʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲinʲ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish muiridin.
Noun
muirín f (genitive singular muiríne, nominative plural muiríneacha)
- burden, encumbrance, charge (load, burden)
- (large) family
Declension
Declension of muirín
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- muirghin, muirighean, muirighin
Derived terms
- muiríneach
Etymology 2
From muir (“sea”) + -ín
Noun
muirín m (genitive singular muirín, nominative plural muiríní)
- scallop (mollusk)
Declension
Declension of muirín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- muiríneadóir
- muirínteacht
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
muirín | mhuirín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “muirín” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “muirigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- "muirín" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.