naíon

See also: NAION

Irish

Alternative forms

• naoidhean (obsolete)
• naoidhin (obsolete)
• naóidhin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish noíden, genitive of noídiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠiːnˠ/

Noun

naíon m (genitive singular naín, nominative plural naín)

1. infant

Declension

Declension of naíon (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative naíon naín vocative a naín a naíona genitive naín naíon dative naíon naín forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an naíon na naín genitive an naín na naíon dative leis an naíon don naíon leis na naín

Synonyms

• naíonán
• bunóc

Related terms

• naíolann
• naíonacht
• naíonda

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “naíon”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm