choin

French

Etymology

From Latin schoenus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃwɛ̃/

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Noun

choin m (plural choins)

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

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

choin f

1. genitive plural of choina

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kunos (compare Welsh cŵn, Cornish keun).

Noun

choin m sg

1. definite genitive singular of cù (“dog”)

   Tha mi ag obrachadh a' choin. ― I am working the dog.

   latha a' choin duibh ― day of reckoning (literally, “day of the black dog”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh cŵn, Cornish keun).

Noun

a choin m sg

1. vocative singular of cù (“dog”)