capaillín

Irish

Etymology

From capall (horse) + -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

capaillín m (genitive singular capaillín, nominative plural capaillíní)

  1. Diminutive of capall
  2. pony
    Synonyms: gearrchapall, pónaí

Declension

Derived terms

  • capaillín Chonamara (Connemara pony)
  • capaillín Sealtannach (Shetland pony)
  • capaillín seó (show pony)
  • capaillín Spáinneach (jennet)
  • seó capaillíní (pony show)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
capaillín chapaillín gcapaillín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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