oiriúint

Irish

Alternative forms

• oireamhain, oireamhaint (superseded)

Etymology

From oir +‎ -úint.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɾʲuːnʲtʲ/

Noun

oiriúint f (genitive singular oiriúna, nominative plural oiriúintí)

1. verbal noun of oir
2. suitability, fitness
3. (in the plural) fittings, accessories

Declension

Declension of oiriúint (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative oiriúint oiriúintí vocative a oiriúint a oiriúintí genitive oiriúna oiriúintí dative oiriúint oiriúintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an oiriúint na hoiriúintí genitive na hoiriúna na n-oiriúintí dative leis an oiriúint don oiriúint leis na hoiriúintí

Derived terms

• oiriúnach
• oiriúnacht
• oiriúnaigh
• oiriúntas
• oiriúnú

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of oiriúint

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oiriúint	n-oiriúint	hoiriúint	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oiremain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oiriúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN