Tomáisín
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tomás (“Thomas”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): [t̪ˠəmˠɑːˈʃiːnʲ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠʊmˠɑːʃiːnʲ]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠʊmˠæʃinʲ]
Proper noun
[edit]Tomáisín m (genitive Tomáisín)
- a diminutive of the male given name Tomás, equivalent to English Tom or Tommy
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Tomáisín | Thomáisín | dTomáisín |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Tomáisín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm