veidhlín
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English violin; synchronically, veidheal (“viol; violin”) + -ín.
Noun
veidhlín m (genitive singular veidhlín, nominative plural veidhlíní)
Declension
Declension of veidhlín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- aonréad veidhlín m (“violin solo; solo violin”)
- bogha veidhlín m (“violin bow”)
- cás veidhlín m (“violin-case”)
- dordveidhlín m (“bass fiddle”)
- droichead veidhlín m (“bridge of violin”)
- eochair veidhlín f (“violin peg”)
Related terms
- veidhleadóir m (“violinist”)
- veidhleadóireacht f (“(act of) playing the violin”)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “veidhlín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN