Páidín

See also: paid-in

Irish

Etymology

From Pád(raig) (“Patrick”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠɑːˈdʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɑːdʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠæːdʲinʲ/

Noun

Páidín m (genitive singular Páidín, nominative plural Páidíní)

1. (offensive) Paddy, Mick (Irish person)

Declension

Declension of Páidín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative Páidín Páidíní Vocative a Pháidín a Pháidíní Genitive Páidín Páidíní Dative Páidín Páidíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an Páidín na Páidíní Genitive an Pháidín na bPáidíní Dative leis an bPáidín don Pháidín leis na Páidíní

Proper noun

Páidín m (genitive Pháidín)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Pádraig, equivalent to English Paddy

Descendants

• → Fingallian: Padeen
• → Yola: Paudeen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Páidín	Pháidín	bPáidín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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