silín

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ʃɪˈlʲiːnʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪlʲiːnʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪlʲinʲ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish sirín, silín, from Middle English chiri, variant of cheri.

Silíní.

Noun

silín m (genitive singular silín, nominative plural silíní)

  1. cherry (fruit)
Derived terms
  • crann silíní (“cherry-tree”)
  • gort silíní (“cherry-orchard”)
  • labhras silíní (“cherry laurel”)
  • silín fiáin (“wild cherry, gean”)
  • silíní searbha (“sour grapes”)

Etymology 2

Noun

silín m (genitive singular silín, nominative plural silíní)

  1. little drop, trickle, dribble
  2. hanging, pendent, object
Derived terms
  • silíní gruaige (“flowing tresses”)
  • silín óir (“gold pendant”)

Declension
Declension of silín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative silín silíní
Vocative a shilín a shilíní
Genitive silín silíní
Dative silín silíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an silín na silíní
Genitive an tsilín na silíní
Dative leis an silín

don silín

 leis na silíní

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
silín shilín
after an, tsilín		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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