nóisean
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From English notion, from Latin nōtiō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nóisean m (genitive singular nóisin, nominative plural nóisin)
- notion, idea
- fancy (love or amorous attachment) [+ do (object) = for]
- Tá nóisean ag Seán do Shéamas.
- Seán fancies Séamas, Seán has a crush on Séamas.
Declension edit
Declension of nóisean
Further reading edit
- “nóisean”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nóisean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40