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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cairdín chairdín gcairdín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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