doirnín

Irish

Alternative forms

• diuirnín, duirnín
• dúirnín (superseded)

Etymology

From dorn +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɨ̞ɾˠn̠ʲinʲ/

Noun

doirnín m (genitive singular doirnín, nominative plural doirníní)

1. handle (of a scythe, spade, oar, drawer etc.)

Declension

Declension of doirnín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative doirnín doirníní Vocative a dhoirnín a dhoirníní Genitive doirnín doirníní Dative doirnín doirníní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an doirnín na doirníní Genitive an doirnín na ndoirníní Dative leis an doirnín don doirnín leis na doirníní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
doirnín	dhoirnín	ndoirnín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “doirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 255
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “doirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN