muirnín

Irish

Etymology

From muirn (“affection”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠuːɾˠˈnʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠuːɾˠn̠ʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠʌɾˠn̠ʲinʲ/

Noun

muirnín m (genitive singular muirnín, nominative plural muirníní)

1. darling, beloved, sweetheart

Declension

Declension of muirnín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative muirnín muirníní vocative a mhuirnín a mhuirníní genitive muirnín muirníní dative muirnín muirníní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an muirnín na muirníní genitive an mhuirnín na muirníní dative leis an muirnín don mhuirnín leis na muirníní

Related terms

• muirneach
• muirnigh

Descendants

• → English: avourneen, mavourneen
• → Yola: a voorneen

Mutation

Mutated forms of muirnín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
muirnín	mhuirnín	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) “muirnín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN