xeanón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).

Noun

xeanón m (genitive singular xeanóin)

1. xenon

Declension

Declension of xeanón (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative xeanón vocative a xeanóin genitive xeanóin dative xeanón forms with the definite article case singular nominative an xeanón genitive an xeanóin dative leis an xeanón don xeanón

Further reading

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