cairdín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English accordion, modified to contain the suffix -ín.

Noun

cairdín m (genitive singular cairdín, nominative plural cairdíní)

1. (music) accordion

   Synonym: acordán

Declension

Declension of cairdín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cairdín cairdíní Vocative a chairdín a chairdíní Genitive cairdín cairdíní Dative cairdín cairdíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cairdín na cairdíní Genitive an chairdín na gcairdíní Dative leis an gcairdín don chairdín leis na cairdíní

Derived terms

• cairdín pianó m, pianóchairdín m (“piano accordion”)
• cairdíneoir m (“accordionist”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cairdín	chairdín	gcairdín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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