poitín

Irish

Etymology

From pota (“pot”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [pˠəˈtʲiːnʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈpˠɛtʲiːnʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈpˠɛtʲinʲ]

Noun

poitín m (genitive singular poitín)

  1. poteen

Declension

Declension of poitín (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative poitín
vocative a phoitín
genitive poitín
dative poitín
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an poitín
genitive an phoitín
dative leis an bpoitín
don phoitín

Descendants

  • → English: poteen
  • → Yola: potteen

Mutation

Mutated forms of poitín
radical lenition eclipsis
poitín phoitín bpoitín

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

Further reading

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