plúirín

Irish

Etymology

From plúr (“flower”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

plúirín m (genitive singular plúirín, nominative plural plúiríní)

  1. little flower
  2. (dyeing) anil, indigo
  3. (figuratively) flower, pretty girl
    Synonym: plúróg

Declension

Declension of plúirín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative plúirín plúiríní
vocative a phlúirín a phlúiríní
genitive plúirín plúiríní
dative plúirín plúiríní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an plúirín na plúiríní
genitive an phlúirín na bplúiríní
dative leis an bplúirín
don phlúirín 		leis na plúiríní

Derived terms

  • plúirín samhraidh (“snowflake”, plant)
  • plúirín sneachta (“snowdrop”)
  • plúiríneach (“indigo-blue”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of plúirín
radical lenition eclipsis
plúirín phlúirín bplúirín

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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