French

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Etymology

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From Latin schoenus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃwɛ̃/
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Noun

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choin m (plural choins)

  1. bogrush, particularly the black bogrush (Schoenus nigricans)

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.in/
  • Rhymes: -ɔin
  • Syllabification: cho‧in

Noun

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choin f

  1. genitive plural of choina

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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choin

  1. Lenited form of coin.

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
coin choin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • Colin Mark (2003) “cù”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 184