cairdín

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English accordion, modified to contain the suffix -ín.

Noun

cairdín m (genitive singular cairdín, nominative plural cairdíní)

  1. (music) accordion
    Synonym: acordán

Declension

Declension of cairdín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cairdín cairdíní
vocative a chairdín a chairdíní
genitive cairdín cairdíní
dative cairdín cairdíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cairdín na cairdíní
genitive an chairdín na gcairdíní
dative leis an gcairdín
don chairdín
leis na cairdíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cairdín
radical lenition eclipsis
cairdín chairdín gcairdín

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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