póilín

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Compare English police.

Noun

póilín m (genitive singular póilín, nominative plural póilíní)

  1. constable, police officer
    Synonyms: constábla, garda, garda síochána, péas

Declension

Declension of póilín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative póilín póilíní
vocative a phóilín a phóilíní
genitive póilín póilíní
dative póilín póilíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an póilín na póilíní
genitive an phóilín na bpóilíní
dative leis an bpóilín
don phóilín
leis na póilíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of póilín
radical lenition eclipsis
póilín phóilín bpóilín

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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