Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish srón,[1] from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (nostril)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

srón f (genitive singular sróine or sróna or srónach, nominative plural sróna or srónanna)

  1. nose
    Synonym: gaosán

Declension edit

Standard inflection (second declension):

Alternative inflection (third declension):

Alternative inflection (fifth declension):

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
srón shrón
after an, tsrón
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “srón”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading edit

Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (nostril)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

srón f (genitive sróine, nominative plural sróna)

  1. nose
  2. nostril

Inflection edit

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative srónL sróinL srónaH
Vocative srónL sróinL srónaH
Accusative sróinN sróinL srónaH
Genitive sróineH srónL srónN
Dative sróinL srónaib srónaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: srón
  • Manx: stroin
  • Scottish Gaelic: sròn

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
srón ṡrón unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit