mairstean

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

mairstean f (genitive singular mairstine)

  1. Ulster form of maireachtáil

Declension

Declension of mairstean (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative mairstean
vocative a mhairstean
genitive mairstine
dative mairstean
mairstin (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an mhairstean
genitive na mairstine
dative leis an mairstean
leis an mairstin (archaic, dialectal)
don mhairstean
don mhairstin (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mairstean
radical lenition eclipsis
mairstean mhairstean not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32
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