póilín
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
póilín m (genitive singular póilín, nominative plural póilíní)
- constable, police officer
- Synonyms: constábla, garda, garda síochána, péas
Declension[edit]
Declension of póilín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- póilín speisialta (“special constable”)
- póilíneacht f (“policing”)
- póilíní airm (“military police”)
- póilíní capall (“mounted police”)
- póilíní círéibe m pl (“riot police”)
- póilínigh (“police”, verb)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
póilín | phóilín | bpóilín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “póilín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “póilín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “póilín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.