íoróin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íróin, from Latin īrōnia, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνείᾱ (eirōneíā).[1]

Noun

íoróin f (genitive singular íoróine)

  1. irony

Declension

Declension of íoróin (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative íoróin
vocative a íoróin
genitive íoróine
dative íoróin
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an íoróin
genitive na híoróine
dative leis an íoróin
don íoróin

Derived terms

  • íorónta (“ironic”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of íoróin
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
íoróin n-íoróin híoróin not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “29075”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ioróin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 615; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “íoróin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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