mainicín

Irish

Etymology

From French mannequin, from Dutch manneken, assimilated to the suffix -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠanʲəˈciːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠanʲɪciːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠanʲɪcinʲ/

Noun

mainicín m (genitive singular mainicín, nominative plural mainicíní)

1. model (person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion)
2. (derogatory) clotheshorse (person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing)
3. mannequin (all senses)

Declension

Declension of mainicín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative mainicín mainicíní vocative a mhainicín a mhainicíní genitive mainicín mainicíní dative mainicín mainicíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mainicín na mainicíní genitive an mhainicín na mainicíní dative leis an mainicín don mhainicín leis na mainicíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of mainicín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mainicín	mhainicín	not applicable

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