pailniú

Irish

Noun

pailniú m (genitive singular pailnithe)

1. verbal noun of pailnigh
2. (botany) pollination

Declension

Declension of pailniú (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative pailniú vocative a phailniú genitive pailnithe dative pailniú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an pailniú genitive an phailnithe dative leis an bpailniú don phailniú

Derived terms

• crosphailniú (“cross-pollination”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pailniú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
pailniú	phailniú	bpailniú

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) “pailniú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “pollination”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pailniú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm