proinn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish proind, borrowed from Latin prandium.

Pronunciation

• (Cork) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠiːŋʲ/

Noun

proinn f (genitive singular proinne, nominative plural proinnte)

1. meal

   Synonyms: béile, séire

2. buffet

   Synonym: buifé

Declension

Declension of proinn

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative proinn proinnte Vocative a phroinn a phroinnte Genitive proinne proinnte Dative proinn proinnte

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phroinn na proinnte Genitive na proinne na bproinnte Dative leis an bproinn don phroinn leis na proinnte

Derived terms

• céadphroinn f (“breakfast”)
• iarphroinne (“postprandial”, adjective)
• proinnseomra m (“dining-room”)
• proinnteach m (“dining-hall, refectory”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
proinn	phroinn	bproinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “proinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “proind, (proinn)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “proinn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “proinn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024