eofón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (eúphōnos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːfˠoːnˠ]

Noun

eofón m (genitive singular eofóin, nominative plural eofóin)

1. (music) euphonium

Declension

Declension of eofón

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative eofón eofóin Vocative a eofóin a eofóna Genitive eofóin eofón Dative eofón eofóin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-eofón na heofóin Genitive an eofóin na n-eofón Dative leis an eofón don eofón leis na heofóin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eofón	n-eofón	heofón	t-eofón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eofón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “euphonium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024