naíonán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • naoidheanán (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish nóedenán, from Old Irish noídiu (“infant, young child”). By surface analysis, naíon +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /n̪ˠiːˈn̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, [n̪ˠiːə̯ˈn̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ]

Noun

naíonán m (genitive singular naíonáin, nominative plural naíonáin)

  1. infant

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.