nóinín

Irish

Alternative forms

  • neoinín

Etymology

From nóin +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /n̪ˠoːˈnʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠoːnʲiːnʲ/, /ˈn̪ˠuːnʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲoːnʲinʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form neoinín)

Noun

nóinín m (genitive singular nóinín, nominative plural nóiníní)

  1. daisy

Declension

Declension of nóinín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative nóinín nóiníní
vocative a nóinín a nóiníní
genitive nóinín nóiníní
dative nóinín nóiníní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an nóinín na nóiníní
genitive an nóinín na nóiníní
dative leis an nóinín
don nóinín 		leis na nóiníní

Derived terms

  • nóinín cladaigh (“sea pink, thrift”)
  • nóinín mór (“oxeye daisy”)
  • tor nóiníní (“daisy bush”)

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17

Further reading

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