nóin

See also: noin, and nòin

Irish

Alternative forms

• neoin (Ulster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish nóin (“nones, midafternoon, midday”), from Latin nōna (hōra) (“ninth hour, nones”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠoːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠuːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲoːnʲ/ (corresponding to the form neoin)

Noun

nóin f (genitive singular nóna, nominative plural nónta)

1. nones
2. afternoon

   Synonyms: iarnóin, tráthnóna

3. noon

   Synonym: meán lae

Declension

Declension of nóin

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative nóin nónta Vocative a nóin a nónta Genitive nóna nónta Dative nóin nónta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an nóin na nónta Genitive na nóna na nónta Dative leis an nóin don nóin leis na nónta

Derived terms

• iarnóin
• nóinín
• tráthnóna

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nóin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nóin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nóin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōna (hōra) (“ninth hour, nones”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n͈oːnʲ/

Noun

nóin f

1. ninth hour, nones
2. midafternoon, the period preceding sunset
3. (late use, paralleling English development) noon, midday

Inflection

• Genitive singular: nóine, nóna
• Accusative/dative singular: nóin, nóna, nónaid

Descendants

• Irish: nóin
• Scottish Gaelic: nòin

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
nóin	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nóin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language