pilirín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

pilirín m (genitive singular pilirín, nominative plural piliríní)

1. pinafore

Declension

Declension of pilirín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pilirín piliríní Vocative a philirín a philiríní Genitive pilirín piliríní Dative pilirín piliríní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an pilirín na piliríní Genitive an philirín na bpiliríní Dative leis an bpilirín don philirín leis na piliríní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pilirín	philirín	bpilirín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pilirín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “pilirín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “pilirín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.