dreoilín

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dreóllán, dreoillén.

Noun

dreoilín m (genitive singular dreoilín, nominative plural dreoilíní)

  1. wren

Declension
Declension of dreoilín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dreoilín dreoilíní
Vocative a dhreoilín a dhreoilíní
Genitive dreoilín dreoilíní
Dative dreoilín dreoilíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dreoilín na dreoilíní
Genitive an dreoilín na ndreoilíní
Dative leis an dreoilín

don dreoilín

 leis na dreoilíní

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dreoilín dhreoilín ndreoilín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "dreoilín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “dreol(l)án” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “dreoillén” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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