poitín

Irish

Etymology

From pota +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [pˠəˈtʲiːnʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈpˠɛtʲiːnʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈpˠɛtʲinʲ]

Noun

poitín m (genitive singular poitín)

1. poteen

Declension

Declension of poitín

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative poitín Vocative a phoitín Genitive poitín Dative poitín

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an poitín Genitive an phoitín Dative leis an bpoitín don phoitín

Descendants

• → English: poteen
• → Yola: potteen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
poitín	phoitín	bpoitín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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