éinín

Irish

Etymology

éan +‎ -ín

Noun

éinín m (genitive singular éinín, nominative plural éiníní)

Diminutive of éan: little bird, birdie

Declension

Declension of éinín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	éinín	éiníní
Vocative	a éinín	a éiníní
Genitive	éinín	éiníní
Dative	éinín	éiníní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-éinín	na héiníní
Genitive	an éinín	na n-éiníní
Dative	leis an éinín don éinín	leis na héiníní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éinín	n-éinín	héinín	t-éinín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éinín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 285
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “éinín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “éinín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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