spailpín
Irish
Etymology
From spailp (“spell (of work)”) + -ín
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpalʲˈpʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpalʲpʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpalʲpʲinʲ/
Noun
spailpín m (genitive singular spailpín, nominative plural spailpíní)
- migratory farm laborer
Declension
Declension of spailpín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Descendants
- → English: spalpeen
Further reading
- M. L. Sjoestedt, 1931, Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, p. 29.