canóin
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish canóin, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).
Noun
canóin f (genitive singular canóna, nominative plural canónacha)
- (Christianity) canon (eucharistic prayer)
- (music) canon (piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices)
Declension
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna (“a reed, cane”).
Noun
canóin f (genitive singular canóna, nominative plural canónacha)
- cannon (artillery piece)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| canóin | chanóin | gcanóin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkanoːnʲ]
Noun
canóin f (genitive canóine)
- (Christianity) canon (religious law), canonical text of Scripture
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 24d24
- Ro·légsat canóin f⟨e⟩tarlaici ⁊ núfíadnissi amal runda·légsam-ni, acht ronda·saíbset-som tantum.
- They have read the canonical text of the Old Testament and of the New Testament as we have read it, except only that they have perverted it.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 77a15
- Is dúnn imchumurc fil isin chanóin fris·gair lessóm a n‑imchomarc n-ísiu .i. ne occideris .i. in ⸉n‑í⸊írr-siu .i. non. .i. nís·n‑ulemairbfe ci asid·roilliset.
- It is to the interrogation that is in the Scripture text that this interrogation answers with him, i.e. ne occideris i.e. will you sg slay i.e. non i.e. you will not slay them all although they have deserved it.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 24d24
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | canóinL | — | — |
| vocative | canóinL | — | — |
| accusative | canóinN | — | — |
| genitive | canóineH | — | — |
| dative | canóinL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| canóin | chanóin | canóin pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.