naíonán
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish nóedenán, from Old Irish noídiu (“infant, young child”). By surface analysis, naíon + -án.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnaíonán m (genitive singular naíonáin, nominative plural naíonáin)
Declension
editDeclension of naíonán
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editFurther reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naíonán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “naíonán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “naíonán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71