silín

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ʃɪˈlʲiːnʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪlʲiːnʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪlʲinʲ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish sirín, silín, from Middle English chiri, variant of cheri.

Noun

silín m (genitive singular silín, nominative plural silíní)

  1. cherry (fruit)
Derived terms
  • crann silíní (“cherry-tree”)
  • gort silíní (“cherry-orchard”)
  • labhras silíní (“cherry laurel”)
  • silín fiáin (“wild cherry, gean”)
  • silíní searbha (“sour grapes”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

silín m (genitive singular silín, nominative plural silíní)

  1. little drop, trickle, dribble
  2. hanging, pendent, object
Derived terms
  • silíní gruaige (“flowing tresses”)
  • silín óir (“gold pendant”)

Declension

Declension of silín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative silín silíní
vocative a shilín a shilíní
genitive silín silíní
dative silín silíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an silín na silíní
genitive an tsilín na silíní
dative leis an silín
don silín 		leis na silíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of silín
radical lenition eclipsis
silín shilín
after an, tsilín 		not applicable

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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