Irish
Etymology
From gar- (“near”) + iníon (“daughter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾˠˌinʲiːnˠ/
Noun
gariníon f (genitive singular gariníne, nominative plural gariníonacha)
- granddaughter
- (literary) adopted daughter; niece
Declension
Declension of gariníon (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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gariníon
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gariníonacha
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| vocative
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a ghariníon
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a ghariníonacha
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| genitive
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gariníne
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gariníonacha
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| dative
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gariníon
garinín (archaic, dialectal)
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gariníonacha
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an ghariníon
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na gariníonacha
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| genitive
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na gariníne
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na ngariníonacha
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| dative
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leis an ngariníon
leis an ngarinín (archaic, dialectal)
don ghariníon
don gharinín (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na gariníonacha
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Coordinate terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of gariníon
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| gariníon
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ghariníon
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ngariníon
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “gar-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 519; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gariníon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN