iasaint

Irish

Etymology

From Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”), ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language.

Noun

iasaint f (genitive singular iasainte, nominative plural iasaintí)

1. hyacinth
2. jacinth

Declension

Declension of iasaint (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative iasaint iasaintí vocative a iasaint a iasaintí genitive iasainte iasaintí dative iasaint iasaintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an iasaint na hiasaintí genitive na hiasainte na n-iasaintí dative leis an iasaint don iasaint leis na hiasaintí

Derived terms

• iasainteach (“hyacinth”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iasaint

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iasaint	n-iasaint	hiasaint	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iasaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN