magairlín

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish magarlín m, a diminutive of magarla, magairle (“testicle”). By surface analysis, magairle (“testicle”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

magairlín m (genitive singular magairlín, nominative plural magairlíní)

  1. diminutive of magairle (“testicle”)
  2. orchid

Declension

Declension of magairlín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative magairlín magairlíní
vocative a mhagairlín a mhagairlíní
genitive magairlín magairlíní
dative magairlín magairlíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an magairlín na magairlíní
genitive an mhagairlín na magairlíní
dative leis an magairlín
don mhagairlín 		leis na magairlíní

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of magairlín
radical lenition eclipsis
magairlín mhagairlín not applicable

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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