firín

See also: fırın and firîn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fear +‎ -ín.

Noun

firín m (genitive singular firín, nominative plural firíní)

  1. diminutive of fear: little man, manikin

Declension

Declension of firín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative firín firíní
vocative a fhirín a fhiríní
genitive firín firíní
dative firín firíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an firín na firíní
genitive an fhirín na bhfiríní
dative leis an bhfirín
don fhirín 		leis na firíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of firín
radical lenition eclipsis
firín fhirín bhfirín

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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