xileafón

Irish

Etymology

From xilea- (“xylo-”) +‎ -fón (“-phone”).

Noun

xileafón m (genitive singular xileafóin, nominative plural xileafóin)

(music) xylophone

Declension

Declension of xileafón

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	xileafón	xileafóin
Vocative	a xileafóin	a xileafóna
Genitive	xileafóin	xileafón
Dative	xileafón	xileafóin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an xileafón	na xileafóin
Genitive	an xileafóin	na xileafón
Dative	leis an xileafón don xileafón	leis na xileafóin

Derived terms

xileafónaí m (“xylophone player”)

Further reading

"xileafón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“xylophone” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Entries containing “xileafón” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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