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

Mutated forms of eofón

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eofón	n-eofón	heofón	t-eofón

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