nóin

See also: noin and nòin

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

nóin f (genitive singular nóna, nominative plural nónta)

  1. nones
  2. afternoon
  3. noon

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading


Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈oːnʲ/

Noun

nóin f

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
nóin
also nnóin after a proclitic
nóin
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/
nóin
also nnóin after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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