ceirnín

See also: cernin

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ceirnín (“dish, plate”). By surface analysis, cearn (“drum-shaped vessel”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɛɾˠn̠ʲiːnʲ/

Noun

ceirnín f (genitive singular ceirnín, nominative plural ceirníní)

1. record (vinyl disc on which sound is recorded)

Declension

Declension of ceirnín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceirnín ceirníní Vocative a cheirnín a cheirníní Genitive ceirnín ceirníní Dative ceirnín ceirníní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceirnín na ceirníní Genitive an cheirnín na gceirníní Dative leis an gceirnín don cheirnín leis na ceirníní

Derived terms

• ceirnín dlúth (“compact disc”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceirnín	cheirnín	gceirnín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceirnín(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 133
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN