muirín

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɪˈɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲinʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish muiridin.

Noun

muirín f (genitive singular muiríne, nominative plural muiríneacha)

  1. burden, encumbrance, charge (load, burden)
  2. (large) family
Declension
Declension of muirín (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative muirín muiríneacha
vocative a mhuirín a mhuiríneacha
genitive muiríne muiríneacha
dative muirín muiríneacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhuirín na muiríneacha
genitive na muiríne na muiríneacha
dative leis an muirín
don mhuirín 		leis na muiríneacha
Alternative forms
  • muirghin, muirighean, muirighin
Derived terms
  • muiríneach

Etymology 2

From muir (“sea”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

muirín m (genitive singular muirín, nominative plural muiríní)

  1. scallop (mollusk)
Declension
Declension of muirín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative muirín muiríní
vocative a mhuirín a mhuiríní
genitive muirín muiríní
dative muirín muiríní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an muirín na muiríní
genitive an mhuirín na muiríní
dative leis an muirín
don mhuirín 		leis na muiríní
Derived terms
  • muiríneadóir
  • muirínteacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of muirín
radical lenition eclipsis
muirín mhuirín 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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