cillín

Irish

Etymology

From cill (cell; church) + -ín (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪˈlʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɪlʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɪlʲinʲ/

Noun

cillín m (genitive singular cillín, nominative plural cillíní)

  1. cell
  2. hoard, nest egg
  3. an unconsecrated burial ground for unbaptised children
  4. a small church

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cillín chillín gcillín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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