coróin

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin corōna (garland, crown), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, garland, wreath). Doublet of corann.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

coróin f (genitive singular corónach or coróine or coróineach, nominative plural corónacha or coróineacha)

  1. crown
  2. (anatomy) crown (of tooth)
  3. corona
  4. (numismatics) crown, krone

Declension[edit]

Alternative inflection as second-declension noun:

Alternative inflection as fifth-declension noun:

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coróin choróin gcoróin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 164
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 78, page 33

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