deirfiúirín

Irish

Etymology

From deirfiúr (“sister”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

deirfiúirín f (genitive singular deirfiúirín, nominative plural deirfiúiríní)

  1. diminutive of deirfiúr
  2. heath milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia)

Declension
Declension of deirfiúirín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative deirfiúirín deirfiúiríní
Vocative a dheirfiúirín a dheirfiúiríní
Genitive deirfiúirín deirfiúiríní
Dative deirfiúirín deirfiúiríní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an deirfiúirín na deirfiúiríní
Genitive na deirfiúirín na ndeirfiúiríní
Dative leis an deirfiúirín

don deirfiúirín

 leis na deirfiúiríní

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deirfiúirín dheirfiúirín ndeirfiúirín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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