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girl in Irish

cailín

girl

Additional definitions

  • girlfriend
  • useful thing
  • female servant

See it in use

Irish · English

Is cailín álainn thú.

You're a beautiful girl.A1

Tá an cailín go hálainn.

The girl is beautiful.A1

Thit Peter i ngrá leis an cailín.

Peter fell in love with the girl.A2

Is cailín álainn í Leanne.

Leanne is a lovely girl.A1

Níl cailín agam.

I don't have a girlfriend.A2

A little grammar Optional, but useful

You may also meet these forms of cailín in a sentence.

Base form
cailín
Séimhiú
chailín
Urú
gcailín
When to use séimhiú and urú →

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