canóin

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish canóin, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).

Noun

canóin f (genitive singular canóna, nominative plural canónacha)

1. (Christianity) canon (eucharistic prayer)
2. (music) canon (piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices)

Declension

Declension of canóin

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative canóin canónacha Vocative a chanóin a chanónacha Genitive canóna canónacha Dative canóin canónacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an chanóin na canónacha Genitive na canóna na gcanónacha Dative leis an gcanóin don chanóin leis na canónacha

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna (“a reed, cane”).

Noun

canóin f (genitive singular canóna, nominative plural canónacha)

1. cannon (artillery piece)

Declension

Declension of canóin

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative canóin canónacha Vocative a chanóin a chanónacha Genitive canóna canónacha Dative canóin canónacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an chanóin na canónacha Genitive na canóna na gcanónacha Dative leis an gcanóin don chanóin leis na canónacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
canóin	chanóin	gcanóin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanoːnʲ]

Noun

canóin f (genitive canóine)

1. (Christianity) canon (religious law)
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 24^d24

     Ro·légsat canóin f⟨e⟩tarlaici ⁊ núfíadnissi amal runda·légsam-ni, acht ronda·saíbset-som tantum.

     They have read the canon of the Old Testament and of the New Testament as we have read it, except only that they have perverted it.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	canóinL	—	—
Vocative	canóinL	—	—
Accusative	canóinN	—	—
Genitive	canóineH	—	—
Dative	canóinL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
canóin	chanóin	canóin pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.