oiriúint

Irish

Alternative forms

• oireamhain, oireamhaint (superseded)

Etymology

From oir +‎ -úint.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɾʲuːnʲtʲ/

Noun

oiriúint f (genitive singular oiriúna, nominative plural oiriúintí)

1. verbal noun of oir
2. suitability, fitness
3. (in the plural) fittings, accessories

Declension

Declension of oiriúint

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative oiriúint oiriúintí Vocative a oiriúint a oiriúintí Genitive oiriúna oiriúintí Dative oiriúint oiriúintí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an oiriúint na hoiriúintí Genitive na hoiriúna na n-oiriúintí Dative leis an oiriúint don oiriúint leis na hoiriúintí

Derived terms

• oiriúnach
• oiriúnacht
• oiriúnaigh
• oiriúntas
• oiriúnú

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oiriúint	n-oiriúint	hoiriúint	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oiremain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oiriúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN