geaitín

Irish

Etymology

geata +‎ -ín.

Noun

geaitín m (genitive singular geaitín, nominative plural geaitíní)

1. diminutive of geata (“gate”)
2. wicket
3. (croquet) hoop
4. movable side of a crate, lock, etc.

Declension

Declension of geaitín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative geaitín geaitíní vocative a gheaitín a gheaitíní genitive geaitín geaitíní dative geaitín geaitíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an geaitín na geaitíní genitive an gheaitín na ngeaitíní dative leis an ngeaitín don gheaitín leis na geaitíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of geaitín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
geaitín	gheaitín	ngeaitín

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