nóisean

Irish

Alternative forms

• nóiseán, nóisín

Etymology

From English notion, from Latin nōtiō.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠoːʃən̪ˠ/

Noun

nóisean m (genitive singular nóisin, nominative plural nóisin)

1. notion, idea
2. fancy (love or amorous attachment) [with do ‘for’]

   Tá nóisean ag Seán do Shéamas.

   Seán fancies Séamas, Seán has a crush on Séamas.

Declension

Declension of nóisean (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative nóisean nóisin vocative a nóisin a nóiseana genitive nóisin nóisean dative nóisean nóisin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an nóisean na nóisin genitive an nóisin na nóisean dative leis an nóisean don nóisean leis na nóisin

Further reading

• “nóisean”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nóisean”, 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