capaillín
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From capall (“horse”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Noun[edit]
capaillín m (genitive singular capaillín, nominative plural capaillíní)
- Diminutive of capall
- pony
- Synonyms: gearrchapall, pónaí
Declension[edit]
Declension of capaillín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- capaillín Chonamara (“Connemara pony”)
- capaillín Sealtannach (“Shetland pony”)
- capaillín seó (“show pony”)
- capaillín Spáinneach (“jennet”)
- seó capaillíní (“pony show”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
capaillín | chapaillín | gcapaillín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “capaillín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “capaillín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “capaillín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.