coirpín

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Irish

Etymology

From corp (“body”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

coirpín m (genitive singular coirpín, nominative plural coirpíní)

  1. corpuscle
  2. body

Declension

Declension of coirpín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coirpín coirpíní
vocative a choirpín a choirpíní
genitive coirpín coirpíní
dative coirpín coirpíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an coirpín na coirpíní
genitive an choirpín na gcoirpíní
dative leis an gcoirpín
don choirpín 		leis na coirpíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of coirpín
radical lenition eclipsis
coirpín choirpín gcoirpín

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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