uainín

Irish

Etymology

uan (“lamb”) +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /uəˈnʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈuənʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuənʲinʲ/

Noun

uainín m (genitive singular uainín, nominative plural uainíní)

  1. diminutive of uan (“lamb”): little lamb, lambkin, baa-lamb

Declension

Declension of uainín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative uainín uainíní
vocative a uainín a uainíní
genitive uainín uainíní
dative uainín uainíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-uainín na huainíní
genitive an uainín na n-uainíní
dative leis an uainín
don uainín 		leis na huainíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of uainín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uainín n-uainín huainín t-uainín

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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