cairdín
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English accordion, modified to contain the suffix -ín.
Noun
cairdín m (genitive singular cairdín, nominative plural cairdíní)
- (music) accordion
- Synonym: acordán
Declension
Declension of cairdín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- cairdíneoir m (“accordionist”)
- cairdín pianó m, pianóchairdín m (“piano accordion”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cairdín | chairdín | gcairdín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cairdín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cairdín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cairdín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.