veidhlín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English violin. By surface analysis, veidheal (“viol; violin”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

veidhlín m (genitive singular veidhlín, nominative plural veidhlíní)

  1. (music) violin

Declension

Declension of veidhlín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative veidhlín veidhlíní
vocative a veidhlín a veidhlíní
genitive veidhlín veidhlíní
dative veidhlín veidhlíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an veidhlín na veidhlíní
genitive an veidhlín na veidhlíní
dative leis an veidhlín
don veidhlín 		leis na veidhlíní

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • aonréad veidhlín m (“violin solo; solo violin”)
  • bogha veidhlín m (“violin bow”)
  • cás veidhlín m (“violin-case”)
  • dordveidhlín m (“bass fiddle”)
  • droichead veidhlín m (“bridge of violin”)
  • eochair veidhlín f (“violin peg”)

References

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