veilbhitín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English velveteen. By surface analysis, veilbhit (“velvet”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

veilbhitín m (genitive singular veilbhitín, nominative plural veilbhitíní)

1. velveteen

Declension

Declension of veilbhitín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative veilbhitín veilbhitíní Vocative a veilbhitín a veilbhitíní Genitive veilbhitín veilbhitíní Dative veilbhitín veilbhitíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an veilbhitín na veilbhitíní Genitive an veilbhitín na veilbhitíní Dative leis an veilbhitín don veilbhitín leis na veilbhitíní

References

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