pillín

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Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

pillín m (genitive singular pillín, nominative plural pillíní)

  1. pillion
  2. small cushion, pad

Declension

Declension of cpillín (fourth declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cpillín na cpillíní
genitive an chpillín na gcpillíní
dative leis an gcpillín
don chpillín
leis na cpillíní

Descendants

  • Yola: pilleen

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From pillo +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /piˈʝin/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /piˈʎin/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /piˈʃin/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /piˈʒin/

  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: pi‧llín

Noun

pillín m (plural pillines, feminine pillina, feminine plural pillinas)

  1. (colloquial) naughty boy, rascal