cipín

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See also: cipin, cìpǐn, cípín, and çipin

Irish

Etymology

ceap +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

Noun

cipín m (genitive singular cipín, nominative plural cipíní)

  1. little stick, twig
  2. match, matchstick (stem of match)
    Synonym: lasán
  3. breadstick

Declension

Declension of cipín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cipín cipíní
Vocative a chipín a chipíní
Genitive cipín cipíní
Dative cipín cipíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cipín na cipíní
Genitive an chipín na gcipíní
Dative leis an gcipín

don chipín

leis na cipíní

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Yola: kippeens (plural)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cipín chipín gcipín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 366, page 125

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