geaitín

Irish

Etymology

geata +‎ -ín.

Noun

geaitín m (genitive singular geaitín, nominative plural geaitíní)

1. diminutive of geata (“gate”)
2. wicket
3. (croquet) hoop
4. movable side of a crate, lock, etc.

Declension

Declension of geaitín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative geaitín geaitíní Vocative a gheaitín a gheaitíní Genitive geaitín geaitíní Dative geaitín geaitíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an geaitín na geaitíní Genitive an gheaitín na ngeaitíní Dative leis an ngeaitín don gheaitín leis na geaitíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geaitín	gheaitín	ngeaitín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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