silín
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Silíní.
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish sirín, silín, from Middle English chiri, variant of cheri.
Noun
silín m (genitive singular silín, nominative plural silíní)
- cherry (fruit)
Derived terms
- crann silíní (“cherry-tree”)
- gort silíní (“cherry-orchard”)
- labhras silíní (“cherry laurel”)
- silín fiáin (“wild cherry, gean”)
- silíní searbha (“sour grapes”)
Etymology 2
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Noun
silín m (genitive singular silín, nominative plural silíní)
Derived terms
- silíní gruaige (“flowing tresses”)
- silín óir (“gold pendant”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| silín | shilín after an, tsilín |
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “silín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sirín, silín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language