muirnín
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From muirn (“affection”) + -ín.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠuːɾˠˈnʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːɾˠn̠ʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠʌɾˠn̠ʲinʲ/[1]
Noun[edit]
muirnín m (genitive singular muirnín, nominative plural muirníní)
Declension[edit]
Declension of muirnín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Descendants[edit]
- → English: avourneen, mavourneen
- → Yola: a voorneen
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
muirnín | mhuirnín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “muirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN