pailniú

Irish

Noun

pailniú m (genitive singular pailnithe)

1. verbal noun of pailnigh
2. (botany) pollination

Declension

Declension of pailniú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative pailniú Vocative a phailniú Genitive pailnithe Dative pailniú

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an pailniú Genitive an phailnithe Dative leis an bpailniú don phailniú

Derived terms

• crosphailniú (“cross-pollination”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pailniú	phailniú	bpailniú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pailniú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “pollination”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “pailniú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.