goirín

Irish

Alternative forms

  • garán, goirgín, góirín, gorán, guireán, guirín

Etymology

From gor (inflammation) + -ín.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪɾʲinʲ/

Noun

goirín m (genitive singular goirín, nominative plural goiríní)

  1. pimple (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin)
  2. pustule
    Synonym: puchóid
  3. spot (pimple, pustule)
    Synonym: spota
  4. wen (a cyst on the skin)

Declension

Derived terms

  • goirín dubh (blackhead)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
goirín ghoirín ngoirín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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