spailpín

Irish

Etymology

From spailp (“spell (of work)”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠɑlʲˈpʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠalʲpʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠalʲpʲinʲ/

Noun

spailpín m (genitive singular spailpín, nominative plural spailpíní)

  1. migratory farm laborer

Declension

Declension of spailpín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative spailpín spailpíní
vocative a spailpín a spailpíní
genitive spailpín spailpíní
dative spailpín spailpíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an spailpín na spailpíní
genitive an spailpín na spailpíní
dative leis an spailpín
don spailpín 		leis na spailpíní

Descendants

  • → English: spalpeen

Further reading

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