poipín

Irish

poipín

Etymology

From English poppy +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpˠɛpʲiːnʲ], [pˠɛˈpʲiːnʲ]

Noun

poipín m (genitive singular poipín, nominative plural poipíní)

1. poppy (flower)

   Synonym: cocán dearg

Declension

Declension of poipín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative poipín poipíní vocative a phoipín a phoipíní genitive poipín poipíní dative poipín poipíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an poipín na poipíní genitive an phoipín na bpoipíní dative leis an bpoipín don phoipín leis na poipíní

Derived terms

• síolta poipín (“poppy seed”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of poipín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
poipín	phoipín	bpoipín

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “poipín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “poipín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024