stroin
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish sróin, dative/accusative of srón (“nose, nostril”), from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stroin f (genitive singular stroaney or stroinney or stronney, plural stroinyn or strointeeyn)
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| stroin | hroin after "yn", troin |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “srón”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language