cillín

Irish

Etymology

From cill (“cell; church”) +‎ -ín (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪˈlʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪlʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪlʲinʲ/

Noun

cillín m (genitive singular cillín, nominative plural cillíní)

1. cell
2. hoard, nest egg
3. an unconsecrated burial ground for unbaptised children
4. a small church

Declension

Declension of cillín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cillín cillíní vocative a chillín a chillíní genitive cillín cillíní dative cillín cillíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cillín na cillíní genitive an chillín na gcillíní dative leis an gcillín don chillín leis na cillíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of cillín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cillín	chillín	gcillín

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

Further reading

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