ailtín

Irish

Etymology

From alt (“joint; knuckle; bit of land, tobacco, etc.”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

ailtín m (genitive singular ailtín, nominative plural ailtíní)

1. diminutive of alt
2. knuckle blow
3. small bit (of tobacco, etc.)

Declension

Declension of ailtín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ailtín ailtíní vocative a ailtín a ailtíní genitive ailtín ailtíní dative ailtín ailtíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ailtín na hailtíní genitive an ailtín na n-ailtíní dative leis an ailtín don ailtín leis na hailtíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailtín

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailtín	n-ailtín	hailtín	not applicable

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

References

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