nóinín

Irish

Alternative forms

neoinín

Etymology

From nóin +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠoːˈnʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠoːnʲiːnʲ/, /ˈn̪ˠuːnʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̠ʲoːnʲinʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form neoinín)

Noun

nóinín m (genitive singular nóinín, nominative plural nóiníní)

daisy

Declension

Declension of nóinín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nóinín	nóiníní
Vocative	a nóinín	a nóiníní
Genitive	nóinín	nóiníní
Dative	nóinín	nóiníní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an nóinín	na nóiníní
Genitive	an nóinín	na nóiníní
Dative	leis an nóinín don nóinín	leis na nóiníní

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nóinín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nóinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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