siogairlín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

siogairlín m (genitive singular siogairlín, nominative plural siogairlíní)

  1. hanging ornament, pendant
    Synonym: siogairlín muiníl
  2. (botany, in the plural) pendulous flowers (as of fuchsia)

Declension

Declension of siogairlín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative siogairlín siogairlíní
vocative a shiogairlín a shiogairlíní
genitive siogairlín siogairlíní
dative siogairlín siogairlíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an siogairlín na siogairlíní
genitive an tsiogairlín na siogairlíní
dative leis an siogairlín
don siogairlín
leis na siogairlíní

Derived terms

  • siogairlín cluaise (ear-drop, ear-pendant)
  • siogairlín eochrach (key fob)
  • siogairlíneach (ornamented with pendants; pendent, tasselled)

Mutation

Mutated forms of siogairlín
radical lenition eclipsis
siogairlín shiogairlín
after an, tsiogairlín
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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