loistín

See also: lóistín

Irish

Alternative forms

• loisdín (obsolete)

Etymology

From losaid (“kneading trough”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɞʃˈtʲiːnʲ/

Noun

loistín m (genitive singular loistín, nominative plural loistíní)

1. ear of a pot

Declension

Declension of loistín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative loistín loistíní vocative a loistín a loistíní genitive loistín loistíní dative loistín loistíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an loistín na loistíní genitive an loistín na loistíní dative leis an loistín don loistín leis na loistíní

Further reading

• “loistín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “loistin, ?lóistín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “loistín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40