nóin
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish nóin (“nones, midafternoon, midday”), from Latin nōna (hōra) (“ninth hour, nones”).
Declension
Declension of nóin
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 nóin”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- "nóin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “nóin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “nóin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n͈oːnʲ/
Noun
nóin f
- ninth hour, nones
- midafternoon, the period preceding sunset
- (late use, paralleling English development) noon, midday
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| nóin also nnóin after a proclitic |
nóin pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/ |
nóin also nnóin after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 nóin”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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