daighsín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

daighsín m (genitive singular daighsín, nominative plural daighsíní)

1. trinket

Declension

Declension of daighsín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative daighsín daighsíní vocative a dhaighsín a dhaighsíní genitive daighsín daighsíní dative daighsín daighsíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an daighsín na daighsíní genitive an daighsín na ndaighsíní dative leis an daighsín don daighsín leis na daighsíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of daighsín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
daighsín	dhaighsín	ndaighsín

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “daighsín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “daighsín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024