ceirnín
See also: cernin
Irish

ceirnín
Etymology
From Middle Irish ceirnín (“dish, plate”); synchronically analyzable as cearn (“drum-shaped vessel”) + -ín.
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɛɾˠn̠ʲiːnʲ/
Noun
ceirnín f (genitive singular ceirnín, nominative plural ceirníní)
- record (vinyl disc on which sound is recorded)
Declension
Declension of ceirnín
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- ceirnín dlúth (“compact disc”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceirnín | cheirnín | gceirnín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “ceirnín(e)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ceirnín” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "ceirnín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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