muirín

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɪˈɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲinʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish muiridin.

Noun

muirín f (genitive singular muiríne, nominative plural muiríneacha)

  1. burden, encumbrance, charge (load, burden)
  2. (large) family
Declension
Declension of muirín

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative muirín muiríneacha
Vocative a mhuirín a mhuiríneacha
Genitive muiríne muiríneacha
Dative muirín muiríneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mhuirín na muiríneacha
Genitive na muiríne na muiríneacha
Dative leis an muirín

don mhuirín

 leis na muiríneacha
Alternative forms
  • muirghin, muirighean, muirighin
Derived terms
  • muiríneach

Etymology 2

From muir (“sea”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

muirín m (genitive singular muirín, nominative plural muiríní)

  1. scallop (mollusk)
Declension
Declension of muirín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative muirín muiríní
Vocative a mhuirín a mhuiríní
Genitive muirín muiríní
Dative muirín muiríní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an muirín na muiríní
Genitive an mhuirín na muiríní
Dative leis an muirín

don mhuirín

 leis na muiríní
Derived terms
  • muiríneadóir
  • muirínteacht

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
muirín mhuirín not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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