geoin

Irish

Alternative forms

  • géan, giúin
  • geóin (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟoːnʲ/, [ɟoːi̯nʲ]

Noun

geoin f (genitive singular geoine)

  1. whimper
  2. uproar (confused noise), cry (clamor, outcry)
  3. hum (indistinct sound resembling human humming)
  4. fool (object of ridicule)
    Rinne siad geoin díom.
    They made a fool of me.

Declension

Derived terms

  • geonaíl

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geoin gheoin ngeoin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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