eilbhín

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ealbha +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

eilbhín m (genitive singular eilbhín, nominative plural eilbhíní)

  1. diminutive of ealbha (flock, herd)

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of eilbhín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eilbhín n-eilbhín heilbhín 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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