carraigín

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From carraig (“rock”) +‎ -ín (diminutive); compare Scottish Gaelic cairgein.

Pronunciation

Noun

carraigín m (genitive singular carraigín)

  1. Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)

Declension

Declension of carraigín (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative carraigín
vocative a charraigín
genitive carraigín
dative carraigín
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an carraigín
genitive an charraigín
dative leis an gcarraigín
don charraigín

Descendants

Mutation

Mutated forms of carraigín
radical lenition eclipsis
carraigín charraigín gcarraigín

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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