poitín

Irish

Etymology

From pota (“pot”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

poitín m (genitive singular poitín)

  1. poteen

Declension

Declension of poitín (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative poitín
vocative a phoitín
genitive poitín
dative poitín
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an poitín
genitive an phoitín
dative leis an bpoitín
don phoitín

Descendants

  • → English: poteen
  • → Yola: potteen

Mutation

Mutated forms of poitín
radical lenition eclipsis
poitín phoitín bpoitín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 74, page 20; reprinted 1988
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 139, page 59
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 232

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “poitín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 852; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “poitín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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