canóin

Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).

Noun

canóin f (genitive singular canóna, nominative plural canónacha)

  1. (Christianity) canon (eucharistic prayer)
  2. (music) canon (piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices)

Declension
Declension of canóin

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative canóin canónacha
Vocative a chanóin a chanónacha
Genitive canóna canónacha
Dative canóin canónacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chanóin na canónacha
Genitive na canóna na gcanónacha
Dative leis an gcanóin

don chanóin

 leis na canónacha

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna (“a reed, cane”).

Noun

canóin f (genitive singular canóna, nominative plural canónacha)

  1. cannon (artillery piece)

Declension
Declension of canóin

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative canóin canónacha
Vocative a chanóin a chanónacha
Genitive canóna canónacha
Dative canóin canónacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chanóin na canónacha
Genitive na canóna na gcanónacha
Dative leis an gcanóin

don chanóin

 leis na canónacha

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
canóin chanóin gcanóin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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