firín

See also: fırın and firîn

Irish

Etymology

fear +‎ -ín

Noun

firín m (genitive singular firín, nominative plural firíní)

  1. diminutive of fear: little man, manikin

Declension
Declension of firín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative firín firíní
Vocative a fhirín a fhiríní
Genitive firín firíní
Dative firín firíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an firín na firíní
Genitive an fhirín na bhfiríní
Dative leis an bhfirín

don fhirín

 leis na firíní

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

Further reading
  • “firíne” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “firín” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 318.
  • "firín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “firín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “firín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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