péirlín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

péirlín m (genitive singular péirlín, nominative plural péirlíní)

1. lawn (linen)

Declension

Declension of péirlín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative péirlín péirlíní Vocative a phéirlín a phéirlíní Genitive péirlín péirlíní Dative péirlín péirlíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an péirlín na péirlíní Genitive an phéirlín na bpéirlíní Dative leis an bpéirlín don phéirlín leis na péirlíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
péirlín	phéirlín	bpéirlín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “péirlín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “péirlín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024