carraigín
Irish
Alternative forms
- cairrgín (superseded)
Etymology
From carraig (“rock”) + -ín (diminutive); compare Scottish Gaelic cairgein.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑɾˠɪˈɟiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠɪɟiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠɪɟinʲ/
Noun
carraigín m (genitive singular carraigín)
- Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)
Declension
Declension of carraigín
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Descendants
- → English: carrageen
- → German: Carrageen
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
carraigín | charraigín | gcarraigín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “carraigín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cairrgín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 107
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “carraigín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN