cillín

Irish

Etymology

From cill (“cell; church”) +‎ -ín (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪˈlʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪlʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪlʲinʲ/

Noun

cillín m (genitive singular cillín, nominative plural cillíní)

1. cell
2. hoard, nest egg
3. an unconsecrated burial ground for unbaptised children
4. a small church

Declension

Declension of cillín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cillín cillíní Vocative a chillín a chillíní Genitive cillín cillíní Dative cillín cillíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cillín na cillíní Genitive an chillín na gcillíní Dative leis an gcillín don chillín leis na cillíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cillín	chillín	gcillín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cillín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN