lóistín

See also: loistín

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lóisdín (obsolete)

Etymology

From English lodging, adapted to contain the suffix -ín.

Pronunciation

Noun

lóistín m (genitive singular lóistín, nominative plural lóistíní)

  1. lodging, accommodation
  2. lodgings, lodging place

Declension

Declension of lóistín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative lóistín lóistíní
vocative a lóistín a lóistíní
genitive lóistín lóistíní
dative lóistín lóistíní
forms with the definite article
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”)

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 219
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 182
  3. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 406.22, page 100
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 441, page 142
  5. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 14, page 9

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “lóistín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 672; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lóistín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “lóistín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
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