sabhaircín

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sabharcán, samhaircín, samharcán, sobhaircín, sobharcán

Etymology

From Middle Irish sobirgin, sobairgin, soibearcan, soigerin, from sobairce + -ín.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠeːɾˠkanˠ/, (older) /ˈsˠɤːɾˠkanˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form sabharcán)

Noun

sabhaircín m (genitive singular sabhaircín, nominative plural sabhaircíní)

  1. primrose (plant of the genus Primula)

Declension

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 30

Further reading

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