nóin

See also: noin and nòin

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish nóin (“nones, midafternoon, midday”), from Latin nōna (hōra) (“ninth hour, nones”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠoːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠuːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠɔːnʲ/

Noun

nóin f (genitive singular nóna, nominative plural nónta)

Declension

Declension of nóin

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nóin	nónta
Vocative	a nóin	a nónta
Genitive	nóna	nónta
Dative	nóin	nónta

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an nóin	na nónta
Genitive	na nóna	na nónta
Dative	leis an nóin don nóin	leis na nónta

Derived terms

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nóin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “nóin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “nóin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “nóin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōna (hōra) (“ninth hour, nones”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n͈oːnʲ/

Noun

nóin f

ninth hour, nones
midafternoon, the period preceding sunset
(late use, paralleling English development) noon, midday

Inflection

Genitive singular: nóine, nóna
Accusative/dative singular: nóin, nóna, nónaid

Descendants

Irish: nóin
Scottish Gaelic: nòin

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
nóin	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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