ailtín

Irish

Etymology

From alt (“joint; knuckle; bit of land, tobacco, etc.”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

ailtín m (genitive singular ailtín, nominative plural ailtíní)

  1. diminutive of alt
  2. knuckle blow
  3. small bit (of tobacco, etc.)

Declension

Declension of ailtín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ailtín ailtíní
vocative a ailtín a ailtíní
genitive ailtín ailtíní
dative ailtín ailtíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ailtín na hailtíní
genitive an ailtín na n-ailtíní
dative leis an ailtín
don ailtín 		leis na hailtíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailtín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailtín n-ailtín hailtín not applicable

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

References

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