soipín

Irish

Etymology

From sop +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠəˈpʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɛpʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠʌpʲinʲ/

Noun

soipín m (genitive singular soipín, nominative plural soipíní)

1. diminutive of sop (“wisp, bundle of straw”)
2. (in the plural) pallet, nest

Declension

Declension of soipín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative soipín soipíní vocative a shoipín a shoipíní genitive soipín soipíní dative soipín soipíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an soipín na soipíní genitive an tsoipín na soipíní dative leis an soipín don soipín leis na soipíní

Descendants

• → Yola: zippeen, sippeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of soipín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
soipín	shoipín after an, tsoipín	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) “soipín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN