geaitín

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Irish

Etymology

geata +‎ -ín.

Noun

geaitín m (genitive singular geaitín, nominative plural geaitíní)

  1. diminutive of geata (“gate”)
  2. wicket
  3. (croquet) hoop
  4. movable side of a crate, lock, etc.

Declension

Declension of geaitín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative geaitín geaitíní
vocative a gheaitín a gheaitíní
genitive geaitín geaitíní
dative geaitín geaitíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an geaitín na geaitíní
genitive an gheaitín na ngeaitíní
dative leis an ngeaitín
don gheaitín 		leis na geaitíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of geaitín
radical lenition eclipsis
geaitín gheaitín ngeaitín

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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