poipín

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Irish

poipín

Etymology

From English poppy +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

poipín m (genitive singular poipín, nominative plural poipíní)

  1. poppy (flower)
    Synonym: cocán dearg

Declension

Declension of poipín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative poipín poipíní
vocative a phoipín a phoipíní
genitive poipín poipíní
dative poipín poipíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an poipín na poipíní
genitive an phoipín na bpoipíní
dative leis an bpoipín
don phoipín
leis na poipíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of poipín
radical lenition eclipsis
poipín phoipín bpoipín

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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