Cailín

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Contents 1 Irish 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Declension 1.3 Derivatives

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈkalʲiːnʲ] or IPA: [kaˈlʲiːnʲ]

Noun

cailín m (masculine despite the meaning because of the suffix -ín.)

1. girl
2. maid

Declension

Fourth declension; forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cailín	na cailíní (older spelling cailínidhe)
Vocative	a chailín	a chailíní (older spelling chailínidhe)
Genitive	an chailín	na gcailíní (older spelling gcailínidhe)
Dative	leis an gcailín don chailín	leis na cailíní (older spelling cailínidhe) archaic leis na cailíníbh (older spelling cailínidhibh)

Derivatives

• lakeen (Shelta)
• colleen (Irish English)