coinín
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowing from Anglo-Norman connil, from Latin cunīculus (“rabbit”), + -ín. The sense “vagina” may be a semantic loan from English cunny.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
coinín m (genitive singular coinín, nominative plural coiníní)
- rabbit (mammal)
- (vulgar, colloquial) vagina
Declension edit
Declension of coinín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- coinín angóra (“angora rabbit”)
- cró coinín (“rabbit hutch”)
Related terms edit
- coinicéar (“warren”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coinín | choinín | gcoinín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN