spailpín
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
From spailp (“spell (of work)”) + -ín.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠɑlʲˈpʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠalʲpʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠalʲpʲinʲ/
=== Noun ===
spailpín m (genitive singular spailpín, nominative plural spailpíní)
migratory farm laborer
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
→ English: spalpeen
=== Further reading ===
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29