eilbhín

Irish

Alternative forms

• ailbhín

Etymology

From ealbha +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

eilbhín m (genitive singular eilbhín, nominative plural eilbhíní)

1. diminutive of ealbha (“flock, herd”)

Declension

Declension of eilbhín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative eilbhín eilbhíní vocative a eilbhín a eilbhíní genitive eilbhín eilbhíní dative eilbhín eilbhíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-eilbhín na heilbhíní genitive an eilbhín na n-eilbhíní dative leis an eilbhín don eilbhín leis na heilbhíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of eilbhín

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eilbhín	n-eilbhín	heilbhín	not applicable

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