cáithnín
Irish
Etymology
From cáithne + -ín.
Noun
cáithnín m (genitive singular cáithnín, nominative plural cáithníní)
- mote, particle, speck
- cáithnín deannaigh ― speck of dust
- (physics) particle
- fleck, small flake
- Synonym: calóg
- poser (particularly difficult question or puzzle)
- (in the plural) goose flesh, goose bumps
- snowflake
- Synonym: calóg shneachta
- (obsolete) husk (exterior of certain vegetables or fruits)
- Synonym: crotal
Declension
Declension of cáithnín
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- alfa-cháithnín (“alpha particle”)
- béite-cháithnín (“beta particle”)
- fisic cháithníní (“particle physics”)
- luasaire cáithníní (“particle accelerator”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cáithnín | cháithnín | gcáithnín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “cáithnín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cáithnín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cáinín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 106
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cáiṫnín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 109
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