soipín

Irish

Etymology

From sop +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠəˈpʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɛpʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠʌpʲinʲ/

Noun

soipín m (genitive singular soipín, nominative plural soipíní)

  1. diminutive of sop (wisp, bundle of straw)
  2. (in the plural) pallet, nest

Declension

Declension of soipín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative soipín soipíní
vocative a shoipín a shoipíní
genitive soipín soipíní
dative soipín soipíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an soipín na soipíní
genitive an tsoipín na soipíní
dative leis an soipín
don soipín
leis na soipíní

Descendants

  • Yola: zippeen, sippeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of soipín
radical lenition eclipsis
soipín shoipín
after an, tsoipín
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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