muirnín

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Irish

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Etymology

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From muirn (affection) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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muirnín m (genitive singular muirnín, nominative plural muirníní)

  1. darling, beloved, sweetheart

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: avourneen, mavourneen
  • Yola: a voorneen

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
muirnín mhuirnín not applicable
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, page 97

Further reading

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