maipín

Irish

Etymology

From mapa (“mop”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

maipín m (genitive singular maipín, nominative plural maipíní)

  1. diminutive of mapa (“mop”)
  2. (medicine) swab
  3. (medicine) sponge

Declension

Declension of maipín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative maipín maipíní
vocative a mhaipín a mhaipíní
genitive maipín maipíní
dative maipín maipíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an maipín na maipíní
genitive an mhaipín na maipíní
dative leis an maipín
don mhaipín 		leis na maipíní

Derived terms

  • maipíneacht f (“swab (sample)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of maipín
radical lenition eclipsis
maipín mhaipín not applicable

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

Further reading

  • “maipín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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