veidhlín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English violin. By surface analysis, veidheal (“viol; violin”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

veidhlín m (genitive singular veidhlín, nominative plural veidhlíní)

  1. (music) violin

Declension
Declension of veidhlín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative veidhlín veidhlíní
Vocative a veidhlín a veidhlíní
Genitive veidhlín veidhlíní
Dative veidhlín veidhlíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an veidhlín na veidhlíní
Genitive an veidhlín na veidhlíní
Dative leis an veidhlín

don veidhlín

 leis na veidhlíní

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • aonréad veidhlín m (“violin solo; solo violin”)
  • bogha veidhlín m (“violin bow”)
  • cás veidhlín m (“violin-case”)
  • dordveidhlín m (“bass fiddle”)
  • droichead veidhlín m (“bridge of violin”)
  • eochair veidhlín f (“violin peg”)

References
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