pillín

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Irish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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pillín m (genitive singular pillín, nominative plural pillíní)

  1. pillion
  2. small cushion, pad

Declension

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Declension of cpillín (fourth declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cpillín na cpillíní
genitive an chpillín na gcpillíní
dative leis an gcpillín
don chpillín
leis na cpillíní

Descendants

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  • Yola: pilleen

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From pillo +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /piˈʝin/ [piˈʝĩn]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /piˈʎin/ [piˈʎĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /piˈʃin/ [piˈʃĩn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /piˈʒin/ [piˈʒĩn]

  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: pi‧llín

Noun

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pillín m (plural pillines, feminine pillina, feminine plural pillinas)

  1. (colloquial) naughty boy, rascal