góislín

See also: goislín

Irish

géanna le góislíní

Alternative forms

• goislín

Etymology

Borrowed from English gosling, modified to contain the suffix -ín.

Noun

góislín m (genitive singular góislín, nominative plural góislíní)

1. gosling

   Synonym: éan gé

Declension

Declension of góislín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative góislín góislíní vocative a ghóislín a ghóislíní genitive góislín góislíní dative góislín góislíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an góislín na góislíní genitive an ghóislín na ngóislíní dative leis an ngóislín don ghóislín leis na góislíní

Related terms

• gandal
• gé

Mutation

Mutated forms of góislín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
góislín	ghóislín	ngóislín

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) “góislín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “góislín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “góislín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024