dúidín

Irish

dúidín

Etymology

From dúid (“stump”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [dˠuːˈdʲiːnʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈdˠuːdʲiːnʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈdˠuːdʲinʲ]

Noun

dúidín m (genitive singular dúidín, nominative plural dúidíní)

1. diminutive of dúid
2. short-stemmed (clay) pipe

Declension

Declension of dúidín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dúidín dúidíní vocative a dhúidín a dhúidíní genitive dúidín dúidíní dative dúidín dúidíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dúidín na dúidíní genitive an dúidín na ndúidíní dative leis an dúidín don dúidín leis na dúidíní

Synonyms

• dúid
• dúdóg

Derived terms

• bheith ar dúidín réice (“to racket about, live a gay life”)

Descendants

• → English: dudeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúidín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dúidín	dhúidín	ndúidín

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) “dúidín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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