máilín
Irish
Etymology
From mála (“bag”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɑːˈlʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑːlʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠæːlʲinʲ/
Noun
máilín m (genitive singular máilín, nominative plural máilíní)
- Diminutive of mála: little bag
Declension
Declension of máilín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- máilín domlais (“gall bladder”)
- máilín goirm
- máilín maise
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
máilín | mháilín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “máilín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “máilín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “máilín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.