loinsiún

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lóinse

Etymology

From English luncheon.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht, anglicized) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠunʲʃənˠ/[1]

Noun

loinsiún m (genitive singular loinsiúin, nominative plural loinsiúin)

  1. luncheon

Declension

Declension of loinsiún (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative loinsiún loinsiúin
vocative a loinsiúin a loinsiúna
genitive loinsiúin loinsiún
dative loinsiún loinsiúin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an loinsiún na loinsiúin
genitive an loinsiúin na loinsiún
dative leis an loinsiún
don loinsiún
leis na loinsiúin

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 182

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