geoin
Irish
Alternative forms
- géan, giúin
- geóin (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟoːnʲ/, [ɟoːi̯nʲ]
Noun
geoin f (genitive singular geoine)
- whimper
- uproar (confused noise), cry (clamor, outcry)
- hum (indistinct sound resembling human humming)
- fool (object of ridicule)
- Rinne siad geoin díom.
- They made a fool of me.
Declension
Declension of geoin
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Derived terms
- geonaíl
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geoin | gheoin | ngeoin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “geoin” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 geóin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “geoin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 360.
- "geoin" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24