ailcín

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).

Noun

ailcín f (genitive singular ailcíne, nominative plural ailcíní)

1. (mythology, poetic) halcyon

Declension

Declension of ailcín

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ailcín ailcíní Vocative a ailcín a ailcíní Genitive ailcíne ailcíní Dative ailcín ailcíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ailcín na hailcíní Genitive na hailcíne na n-ailcíní Dative leis an ailcín don ailcín leis na hailcíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailcín	n-ailcín	hailcín	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) “ailcín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN