Tomáisín
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tomás (“Thomas”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): [t̪ˠəmˠɑːˈʃiːnʲ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠʊmˠɑːʃiːnʲ]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠʊmˠæʃinʲ]
Proper noun
[edit]Tomáisín m (genitive Tomáisín)
- a diminutive of the male given name Tomás, equivalent to English Tom or Tommy
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Tomáisín | Thomáisín | dTomáisín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Tomáisín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm