deirfiúirín

Irish

Etymology

From deirfiúr (“sister”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

deirfiúirín f (genitive singular deirfiúirín, nominative plural deirfiúiríní)

  1. diminutive of deirfiúr
  2. heath milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia)

Declension

Declension of deirfiúirín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative deirfiúirín deirfiúiríní
vocative a dheirfiúirín a dheirfiúiríní
genitive deirfiúirín deirfiúiríní
dative deirfiúirín deirfiúiríní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an deirfiúirín na deirfiúiríní
genitive na deirfiúirín na ndeirfiúiríní
dative leis an deirfiúirín
don deirfiúirín 		leis na deirfiúiríní

Mutation

Mutated forms of deirfiúirín
radical lenition eclipsis
deirfiúirín dheirfiúirín ndeirfiúirín

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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