aidhnín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

aidhnín m (genitive singular aidhnín, nominative plural aidhníní)

1. (mining, explosives) fuse

Declension

Declension of aidhnín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aidhnín aidhníní Vocative a aidhnín a aidhníní Genitive aidhnín aidhníní Dative aidhnín aidhníní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aidhnín na haidhníní Genitive an aidhnín na n-aidhníní Dative leis an aidhnín don aidhnín leis na haidhníní

Derived terms

• aidhnín malldóite (“slow-burning fuse”)
• aidhnín mallghníomhach (“delayed-action fuse”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aidhnín	n-aidhnín	haidhnín	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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