iasaint

Irish

Etymology

From Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”), ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language.

Noun

iasaint f (genitive singular iasainte, nominative plural iasaintí)

1. hyacinth
2. jacinth

Declension

Declension of iasaint

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative iasaint iasaintí Vocative a iasaint a iasaintí Genitive iasainte iasaintí Dative iasaint iasaintí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an iasaint na hiasaintí Genitive na hiasainte na n-iasaintí Dative leis an iasaint don iasaint leis na hiasaintí

Derived terms

• iasainteach (“hyacinth”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iasaint	n-iasaint	hiasaint	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iasaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN