goirmín

Irish

Etymology

From gorm (“blue”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

goirmín m (genitive singular goirmín, nominative plural goirmíní)

1. pansy (plant)

Declension

Declension of goirmín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative goirmín goirmíní vocative a ghoirmín a ghoirmíní genitive goirmín goirmíní dative goirmín goirmíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an goirmín na goirmíní genitive an ghoirmín na ngoirmíní dative leis an ngoirmín don ghoirmín leis na goirmíní

Derived terms

• goirmín searraigh (“wild pansy”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “goirmín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN