góislín

See also: goislín

Irish

géanna le góislíní

Alternative forms

• goislín

Etymology

Borrowed from English gosling, modified to contain the suffix -ín.

Noun

góislín m (genitive singular góislín, nominative plural góislíní)

1. gosling

   Synonym: éan gé

Declension

Declension of góislín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative góislín góislíní Vocative a ghóislín a ghóislíní Genitive góislín góislíní Dative góislín góislíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an góislín na góislíní Genitive an ghóislín na ngóislíní Dative leis an ngóislín don ghóislín leis na góislíní

Related terms

• gandal
• gé

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
góislín	ghóislín	ngóislín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “góislín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “góislín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “góislín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024