armóin

Irish

Etymology

From Old French harmonie, armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”).

Noun

armóin f (genitive singular armóine, nominative plural armóiní)

1. (music) harmony
2. (music) harmonium

Declension

Declension of armóin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative armóin armóiní Vocative a armóin a armóiní Genitive armóine armóiní Dative armóin armóiní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an armóin na harmóiní Genitive na harmóine na n-armóiní Dative leis an armóin don armóin leis na harmóiní

Derived terms

• armónach (“harmonic”, adjective)
• armónaigh (“harmonize”, transitive verb)
• armónaí m (“harmonist”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “armóin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “harmonium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “harmony”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024