dúidín

Irish

dúidín

Etymology

From dúid (“stump”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [dˠuːˈdʲiːnʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈdˠuːdʲiːnʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈdˠuːdʲinʲ]

Noun

dúidín m (genitive singular dúidín, nominative plural dúidíní)

1. Diminutive of dúid
2. short-stemmed (clay) pipe

Declension

Declension of dúidín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dúidín dúidíní Vocative a dhúidín a dhúidíní Genitive dúidín dúidíní Dative dúidín dúidíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dúidín na dúidíní Genitive an dúidín na ndúidíní Dative leis an dúidín don dúidín leis na dúidíní

Synonyms

• dúid
• dúdóg

Derived terms

• bheith ar dúidín réice (“to racket about, live a gay life”)

Descendants

• → English: dudeen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dúidín	dhúidín	ndúidín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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