ispín

See also: ípsin and I-spin

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse ípsin or speni. Compare Scottish Gaelic isbean.

Noun

ispín m (genitive singular ispín, nominative plural ispíní)

1. sausage

Declension

Declension of ispín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ispín ispíní Vocative a ispín a ispíní Genitive ispín ispíní Dative ispín ispíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ispín na hispíní Genitive an ispín na n-ispíní Dative leis an ispín don ispín leis na hispíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ispín	n-ispín	hispín	t-ispín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ispín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ispín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ispín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.