carraigín

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From carraig (“rock”) +‎ -ín (diminutive); compare Scottish Gaelic cairgein.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑɾˠɪˈɟiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠɪɟiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠɪɟinʲ/

Noun

carraigín m (genitive singular carraigín)

  1. Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)

Declension

Declension of carraigín (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative carraigín
vocative a charraigín
genitive carraigín
dative carraigín
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an carraigín
genitive an charraigín
dative leis an gcarraigín
don charraigín

Descendants

  • → English: carrageen, carageen, caragheen, carragheen, carrigeen
    • → German: Carrageen
    • → Korean: 카라긴 (karagin)

Mutation

Mutated forms of carraigín
radical lenition eclipsis
carraigín charraigín gcarraigín

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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