pailin

See also: páilín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

pailin f (genitive singular pailine)

1. (botany) pollen

Declension

Declension of pailin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative pailin vocative a phailin genitive pailine dative pailin forms with the definite article case singular nominative an phailin genitive na pailine dative leis an bpailin don phailin

Derived terms

• pailnigh (“pollinate”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pailin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
pailin	phailin	bpailin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pailin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “pollen”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pailin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm