cipín

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See also: cipin, cìpǐn, cípín, and çipin

Irish

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Etymology

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ceap +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cipín m (genitive singular cipín, nominative plural cipíní)

  1. little stick, twig
  2. match, matchstick (stem of match)
    Synonym: lasán
  3. breadstick

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Yola: kippeens (plural)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cipín chipín gcipín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 366, page 125

Further reading

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