lóistín

Irish

Etymology

From Old French loge (“arbor, covered walk-way”) (+ -ín), from Frankish *laubija (“shelter”), from Proto-Germanic *laubijō (“arbour, protective roof, shelter made of foliage”), from Proto-Germanic *laubą (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠoːʃˈtʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠoːʃtʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔːʃtʲinʲ/

Noun

lóistín m (genitive singular lóistín, nominative plural lóistíní)

lodging, accommodation
lodgings, lodging-place

Declension

Declension of lóistín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lóistín	lóistíní
Vocative	a lóistín	a lóistíní
Genitive	lóistín	lóistíní
Dative	lóistín	lóistíní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an lóistín	na lóistíní
Genitive	an lóistín	na lóistíní
Dative	leis an lóistín don lóistín	leis na lóistíní

Derived terms

ar lóistín (“lodging (as present participle); in lodgings”)
bean lóistín (“landlady”)
teach lóistín (“boarding house”)

Further reading

"lóistín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“accommodation” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“lodging” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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