uainín
Irish
Etymology
uan (“lamb”) + -ín
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /uəˈnʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuənʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuənʲinʲ/
Noun
uainín m (genitive singular uainín, nominative plural uainíní)
- Diminutive of uan (“lamb”): little lamb, lambkin, baa-lamb
Declension
Declension of uainín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uainín | n-uainín | huainín | t-uainín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “uainín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úainín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “uainín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 770
- Entries containing “uainín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uainín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.