sròn

See also: srón

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish srón, from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).

Pronunciation

• (northern dialects) IPA^(key): /s̪t̪ɾɔːn/
• (southern dialects) IPA^(key): /s̪ɾɔːn/

Noun

sròn f (genitive singular sròine, plural srònan or sròintean or sròinean)

1. nose
2. snout, trunk
3. toe (of a shoe or boot)
4. promontory, point

Synonyms

• (promontory): àird, rubha

Derived terms

• an t-Sròn Reamhar

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sròn	shròn after "an", t-sròn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.