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

Mutated forms of Páidín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Páidín	Pháidín	bPáidín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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