How to Say “Poppy” in Irish

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poipín
[ˈpˠɛpʲiːnʲ]masculine
The Irish word for poppy is poipín. Wiktionary also lists cocán dearg.
Meaning: plant of the genus Papaver (noun)

Ways to say it

“poppy” in Irish
Irish IPA Note
poipín [ˈpˠɛpʲiːnʲ] (narrow)
[pˠɛˈpʲiːnʲ] (narrow)		 masculine
cocán dearg masculine

The term refers to any plant of the genus Papaver.

How does it change in a sentence?

The masculine noun poipín becomes poipíní in the plural form. If you are talking about a poppy in a gairdín (garden), you would use the singular form.

Did you know?

  • The word dearg shares an ancient ancestor with the Old English word 'deorc', which is the origin of the modern English word 'dark'.
  • In Irish, there is a distinction between the loanword poipín and the descriptive term cocán dearg, which literally means 'red poppy'.

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Example conversation

Oisín and Aoife are walking through a meadow.

  1. Oisín

    Aoife, féach ar an bpoipín dearg sin!
    Aoife, look at that red poppy!
  2. Aoife

    Tá sé go hálainn, a Oisín.
    It is beautiful, Oisín.
  3. Oisín

    An bhfuil poipín eile ansin?
    Is there another poppy there?
  4. Aoife

    Tá, tá go leor poipíní anseo.
    Yes, there are plenty of poppies here.

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