srón

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish srón, from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (nostril)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠɾˠoːnˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /sˠɾˠoːn/, /sˠɾˠuːn/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /sˠɾˠuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

srón f (genitive singular sróine or sróna or srónach, nominative plural sróna or srónanna)

  1. nose

Declension

Standard inflection (second declension):

Alternative inflection (third declension):

Alternative inflection (fifth declension):

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
srón shrón
after an, tsrón
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • srón” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “srón” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 688.
  • "srón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “srón” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “srón” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (nostril)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sroːn/

Noun

srón f

  1. nose
  2. nostril

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative srónL sróinL sróna
Vocative srónL sróinL sróna
Accusative sróinN sróinL sróna
Genitive sróine srónL srónN
Dative sróinL srónaib srónaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
srón ṡrón unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • srón” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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