spailpín

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpalʲˈpʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpalʲpʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpalʲpʲinʲ/

Noun

spailpín m (genitive singular spailpín, nominative plural spailpíní)

migratory farm laborer

Declension

Declension of spailpín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spailpín	spailpíní
Vocative	a spailpín	a spailpíní
Genitive	spailpín	spailpíní
Dative	spailpín	spailpíní

Forms with the definite article

Case	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

M. L. Sjoestedt, 1931, Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, p. 29.

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