magairlín
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish magarlín m, a diminutive of magarla, magairle (“testicle”). By surface analysis, magairle (“testicle”) + -ín.
Noun
magairlín m (genitive singular magairlín, nominative plural magairlíní)
Declension
Declension of magairlín
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- magairlín meidhreach (“early purple orchid”)
- magairlín an chorraigh (“bog orchid”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| magairlín | mhagairlín | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “magairlín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “magarlín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “magarla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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