diúilicín
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[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]diúilicín m (genitive singular diúilicín, nominative plural diúilicíní)
- a mussel, particularly the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
- shrimp (small person)
Declension
[edit]Declension of diúilicín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- diúilicín capaill (“horse mussel”)
- diúilicín riabhach (“zebra mussel”)
- diúilicíneach (“tiny-shelled”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
diúilicín | dhiúilicín | ndiúilicín |
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) “diúilicín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “diúilicín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “diúilicín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024