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amadáinín

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Irish

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Etymology

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From amadán (fool) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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amadáinín m (genitive singular amadáinín, nominative plural amadáiníní)

  1. diminutive of amadán
  2. bat (animal)
    Synonyms: ialtóg, ialtóg leathair, sciathán leathair, leadhbóg leathair, bás dorcha, eitleog, eitleog leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair

Declension

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Declension of amadáinín (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative amadáinín amadáiníní
vocative a amadáiníní a amadáinína
genitive amadáiníní amadáinín
dative amadáinín amadáiníní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-amadáinín na hamadáiníní
genitive an amadáiníní na n-amadáinín
dative leis an amadáinín
don amadáinín
leis na hamadáiníní

Mutation

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Mutated forms of amadáinín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amadáinín n-amadáinín hamadáinín t-amadáinín

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

References

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