Máirín

Irish

Etymology

From Máire (“Mary”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɑːˈɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑːɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠæːɾʲinʲ/

Proper noun

Máirín m

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Máire, equivalent to English Molly

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Maureen

Mutation

Mutated forms of Máirín
radical lenition eclipsis
Máirín Mháirín not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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