ailtín

Irish

Etymology

From alt (“joint; knuckle; bit of land, tobacco, etc.”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

ailtín m (genitive singular ailtín, nominative plural ailtíní)

1. Diminutive of alt
2. knuckle blow
3. small bit (of tobacco, etc.)

Declension

Declension of ailtín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ailtín ailtíní Vocative a ailtín a ailtíní Genitive ailtín ailtíní Dative ailtín ailtíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ailtín na hailtíní Genitive an ailtín na n-ailtíní Dative leis an ailtín don ailtín leis na hailtíní

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailtín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN