muirnín

Irish

Etymology

From muirn (“affection”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠuːɾˠˈnʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːɾˠn̠ʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠʌɾˠn̠ʲinʲ/

Noun

muirnín m (genitive singular muirnín, nominative plural muirníní)

1. darling, beloved, sweetheart

Declension

Declension of muirnín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative muirnín muirníní Vocative a mhuirnín a mhuirníní Genitive muirnín muirníní Dative muirnín muirníní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an muirnín na muirníní Genitive an mhuirnín na muirníní Dative leis an muirnín don mhuirnín leis na muirníní

Descendants

• → English: avourneen, mavourneen
• → Yola: a voorneen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
muirnín	mhuirnín	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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