ceirín

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ceirí

Etymology

Possibly from céir (“wax”) +‎ -ín, though the shortening of the first vowel is unexplained.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪˈɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcɛɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɛhɾʲinʲ/[1] (as if spelled ceithrín)

Noun

ceirín m (genitive singular ceirín, nominative plural ceiríní)

  1. poultice
  2. plaster (healing paste)

Declension

Declension of ceirín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ceirín ceiríní
vocative a cheirín a cheiríní
genitive ceirín ceiríní
dative ceirín ceiríní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ceirín na ceiríní
genitive an cheirín na gceiríní
dative leis an gceirín
don cheirín 		leis na ceiríní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceirín
radical lenition eclipsis
ceirín cheirín gceirín

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 71

Further reading

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