doirnín

Irish

Alternative forms

diuirnín, duirnín
dúirnín (superseded)

Etymology

From dorn +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɨ̞ɾˠn̠ʲinʲ/[1]

Noun

doirnín m (genitive singular doirnín, nominative plural doirníní)

handle (of a scythe, spade, oar, drawer etc.)

Declension

Declension of doirnín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	doirnín	doirníní
Vocative	a dhoirnín	a dhoirníní
Genitive	doirnín	doirníní
Dative	doirnín	doirníní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an doirnín	na doirníní
Genitive	an doirnín	na ndoirníní
Dative	leis an doirnín don doirnín	leis na doirníní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
doirnín	dhoirnín	ndoirnín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 97

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “doirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 255
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “doirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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