gariníon

Irish

Etymology

From gar- (“near”) +‎ iníon (“daughter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɾʲˌɪnʲiːnˠ]

Noun

gariníon f (genitive singular gariníne, nominative plural gariníonacha)

1. granddaughter
2. (literary) adopted daughter; niece

Declension

Declension of gariníon (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gariníon gariníonacha vocative a ghariníon a ghariníonacha genitive gariníne gariníonacha dative gariníon gariníonacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghariníon na gariníonacha genitive na gariníne na ngariníonacha dative leis an ngariníon don ghariníon leis na gariníonacha

Coordinate terms

• garmhac

Mutation

Mutated forms of gariníon

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gariníon	ghariníon	ngariníon

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