ainbhlinn

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ainbhlinn f (genitive singular ainbhlinne)

1. froth from mouth of decaying corpse

Declension

Declension of ainbhlinn (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainbhlinn vocative a ainbhlinn genitive ainbhlinne dative ainbhlinn forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainbhlinn genitive na hainbhlinne dative leis an ainbhlinn don ainbhlinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainbhlinn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbhlinn	n-ainbhlinn	hainbhlinn	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) “ainbhlinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN