gaíon
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
gaíon m (genitive singular gaín)
- (archaeology, geology) subsoil, undersoil
- Synonym: fo-ithir
Declension
Declension of gaíon
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gaíon | ghaíon | ngaíon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gaíon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gaíon” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gaíon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.