spíonán

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

spíonán m (genitive singular spíonáin, nominative plural spíonáin)

1. gooseberry

Declension

Declension of spíonán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative spíonán spíonáin Vocative a spíonáin a spíonána Genitive spíonáin spíonán Dative spíonán spíonáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an spíonán na spíonáin Genitive an spíonáin na spíonán Dative leis an spíonán don spíonán leis na spíonáin

Derived terms

• crann spíonán, tom spíonán, tor spíonán (“gooseberry bush”)

Further reading

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