choin

French

Etymology

From Latin schoenus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃwɛ̃/
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Noun

choin m (plural choins)

  1. bogrush, particularly the black bogrush (Schoenus nigricans)

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.in/
  • Rhymes: -ɔin
  • Syllabification: cho‧in

Noun

choin f

  1. genitive plural of choina

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kunos (compare Welsh cŵn, Cornish keun).

Noun

choin m sg

  1. definite genitive singular of cù (“dog”)
    Tha mi ag obrachadh a' choin. ― I am working the dog.
    latha a' choin duibh ― day of reckoning (literally, “day of the black dog”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh cŵn, Cornish keun).

Noun

a choin m sg

  1. vocative singular of cù (“dog”)
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