armadailín

Irish

armadailín

Etymology

From English armadillo (+ -ín), from Spanish armadillo.

Noun

armadailín m (genitive singular armadailín, nominative plural armadailíní)

1. armadillo

Declension

Declension of armadailín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative armadailín armadailíní Vocative a armadailín a armadailíní Genitive armadailín armadailíní Dative armadailín armadailíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-armadailín na harmadailíní Genitive an armadailín na n-armadailíní Dative leis an armadailín don armadailín leis na harmadailíní

Derived terms

• armadailín earrnocht
• armadailín guaireach
• armadailín mór earrnocht

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
armadailín	n-armadailín	harmadailín	t-armadailín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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