armóin

Irish

Etymology

From Old French harmonie, armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”).

Noun

armóin f (genitive singular armóine, nominative plural armóiní)

1. (music) harmony
2. (music) harmonium

Declension

Declension of armóin (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative armóin armóiní vocative a armóin a armóiní genitive armóine armóiní dative armóin armóiní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an armóin na harmóiní genitive na harmóine na n-armóiní dative leis an armóin don armóin leis na harmóiní

Derived terms

• armónach (“harmonic”, adjective)
• armónaí m (“harmonist”)
• armónaigh (“harmonize”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of armóin

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
armóin	n-armóin	harmóin	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “armóin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “harmonium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “harmony”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025