armadailín

Irish

armadailín

Etymology

From English armadillo (+ -ín), from Spanish armadillo.

Noun

armadailín m (genitive singular armadailín, nominative plural armadailíní)

1. armadillo

Declension

Declension of armadailín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative armadailín armadailíní vocative a armadailín a armadailíní genitive armadailín armadailíní dative armadailín armadailíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-armadailín na harmadailíní genitive an armadailín na n-armadailíní dative leis an armadailín don armadailín leis na harmadailíní

Derived terms

• armadailín earrnocht
• armadailín guaireach
• armadailín mór earrnocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of armadailín

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
armadailín	n-armadailín	harmadailín	t-armadailín

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

Further reading

• “armadillo”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “armadailín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm