spailpín

Irish

Etymology

From spailp (“spell (of work)”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpˠɑlʲˈpʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠalʲpʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠalʲpʲinʲ/

Noun

spailpín m (genitive singular spailpín, nominative plural spailpíní)

1. migratory farm laborer

Declension

Declension of spailpín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative spailpín spailpíní Vocative a spailpín a spailpíní Genitive spailpín spailpíní Dative spailpín spailpíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an spailpín na spailpíní Genitive an spailpín na spailpíní Dative leis an spailpín don spailpín leis na spailpíní

Descendants

• → English: spalpeen

Further reading

• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29