péin

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See also: pein, Pein, and pèin

Irish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

péin f

  1. dative singular of pian

Etymology 2

Pronoun

péin

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of féin

Adverb

péin

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of féin

Mutation

Mutated forms of péin
radical lenition eclipsis
péin phéin bpéin

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 109
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