daighsín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

daighsín m (genitive singular daighsín, nominative plural daighsíní)

1. trinket

Declension

Declension of daighsín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative daighsín daighsíní Vocative a dhaighsín a dhaighsíní Genitive daighsín daighsíní Dative daighsín daighsíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an daighsín na daighsíní Genitive an daighsín na ndaighsíní Dative leis an daighsín don daighsín leis na daighsíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
daighsín	dhaighsín	ndaighsín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “daighsín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “daighsín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

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