srón

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish srón,[1] from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (nostril)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠɾˠoːnˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /sˠɾˠoːn/, /sˠɾˠuːn/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /sˠɾˠuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

srón f (genitive singular sróine or sróna or srónach, nominative plural sróna or srónanna)

  1. nose
    Synonym: gaosán

Declension

Standard inflection (second declension):

Alternative inflection (third declension):

Alternative inflection (fifth declension):

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
srón shrón
after an, tsrón
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “srón”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “srón”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 688
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “srón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “srón” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “srón” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (nostril)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sroːn]

Noun

srón f (genitive sróine, nominative plural sróna)

  1. nose
  2. nostril

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative srónL sróinL srónaH
Vocative srónL sróinL srónaH
Accusative sróinN sróinL srónaH
Genitive sróineH srónL srónN
Dative sróinL srónaib srónaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: srón
  • Manx: stroin
  • Scottish Gaelic: sròn

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
srón ṡrón unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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