beainín

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bean +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

Noun

beainín f (genitive singular beainín, nominative plural beainíní)

  1. diminutive of bean (“woman”)

Declension

Declension of beainín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative beainín beainíní
vocative a bheainín a bheainíní
genitive beainín beainíní
dative beainín beainíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bheainín na beainíní
genitive na beainín na mbeainíní
dative leis an mbeainín
don bheainín 		leis na beainíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of beainín
radical lenition eclipsis
beainín bheainín mbeainín

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

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