sabhaircín

Irish

Alternative forms

• sabharcán, samhaircín, samharcán, sobhaircín, sobharcán

Etymology

From Middle Irish sobirgin, sobairgin, soibearcan, soigerin, from sobairce + -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠeːɾˠkanˠ/, (older) /ˈsˠɤːɾˠkanˠ/ (corresponding to the form sabharcán)

Noun

sabhaircín m (genitive singular sabhaircín, nominative plural sabhaircíní)

1. primrose (plant of the genus Primula)

Declension

Declension of sabhaircín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sabhaircín sabhaircíní Vocative a shabhaircín a shabhaircíní Genitive sabhaircín sabhaircíní Dative sabhaircín sabhaircíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sabhaircín na sabhaircíní Genitive an tsabhaircín na sabhaircíní Dative leis an sabhaircín don sabhaircín leis na sabhaircíní

Further reading

• “sabhaircín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sobaircín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saṁaircín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 591
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sabhaircín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN