lóistín

See also: loistín

Irish

Etymology

From Old French loge (“arbor, covered walk-way”) (from Medieval Latin laubia (“lodge, portico”)) + -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠoːʃˈtʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠoːʃtʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔːʃtʲinʲ/

Noun

lóistín m (genitive singular lóistín, nominative plural lóistíní)

1. lodging, accommodation
2. lodgings, lodging-place

Declension

Declension of lóistín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative lóistín lóistíní Vocative a lóistín a lóistíní Genitive lóistín lóistíní Dative lóistín lóistíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an lóistín na lóistíní Genitive an lóistín na lóistíní Dative leis an lóistín don lóistín leis na lóistíní

Derived terms

• ar lóistín (“lodging (as present participle); in lodgings”)
• bean lóistín (“landlady”)
• teach lóistín (“boarding house”)

Further reading

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