lóistín
See also: loistín
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old French loge (“arbor, covered walk-way”) (from Medieval Latin laubia (“lodge, portico”)) + -ín.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠoːʃˈtʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠoːʃtʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔːʃtʲinʲ/
Noun
editlóistín m (genitive singular lóistín, nominative plural lóistíní)
- lodging, accommodation
- lodgings, lodging-place
Declension
editDeclension of lóistín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- ar lóistín (“lodging (as present participle); in lodgings”)
- bean lóistín (“landlady”)
- teach lóistín (“boarding house”)
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lóistín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “lóistín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024