dreoilín

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish dreóllán, dreoillén.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲɾʲoːˈlʲiːnʲ/, [dʲɾʲoːi̯ˈlʲiːnʲ][1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲoːlʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲɔːlʲinʲ/

Noun

dreoilín m (genitive singular dreoilín, nominative plural dreoilíní)

  1. wren

Declension

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.

Further reading

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18
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