póilín

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare English police.

Noun

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póilín m (genitive singular póilín, nominative plural póilíní)

  1. constable, police officer
    Synonyms: constábla, garda, garda síochána, péas

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
póilín phóilín bpóilín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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