gaosán

See also: gāosān

Irish

Alternative forms

• gaothsán

Etymology

Unknown; does not seem to be attested before the mid-19th century. Perhaps from gaoth (“wind”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡeːˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːsˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːsˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈɡɯːsˠanˠ/

Noun

gaosán m (genitive singular gaosáin, nominative plural gaosáin)

1. nose

   Synonym: srón

Declension

Declension of gaosán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gaosán gaosáin Vocative a ghaosáin a ghaosána Genitive gaosáin gaosán Dative gaosán gaosáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gaosán na gaosáin Genitive an ghaosáin na ngaosán Dative leis an ngaosán don ghaosán leis na gaosáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaosán	ghaosán	ngaosán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “gaosán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaosán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 27