béirín

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See also: beirín

Irish

Etymology

From béar (“bear”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

béirín m (genitive singular béirín, nominative plural béiríní)

  1. little bear
  2. teddy bear

Declension

Declension of béirín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative béirín béiríní
vocative a bhéirín a bhéiríní
genitive béirín béiríní
dative béirín béiríní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an béirín na béiríní
genitive an bhéirín na mbéiríní
dative leis an mbéirín
don bhéirín 		leis na béiríní

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of béirín
radical lenition eclipsis
béirín bhéirín mbéirín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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