naíonán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish nóedenán, from Old Irish noídiu (“infant, young child”). By surface analysis, naíon + -án.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
naíonán m (genitive singular naíonáin, nominative plural naíonáin)
Declension edit
Declension of naíonán
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Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naíonán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “naíonán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “naíonán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71