Máirín

Irish

Etymology

From Máire (“Mary”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠɑːˈɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑːɾʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠæːɾʲinʲ/

Proper noun

Máirín m

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Máire, equivalent to English Molly

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: Maureen

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Máirín Mháirín not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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