gaosán

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See also: gāosān

Irish

Alternative forms

gaothsán

Etymology

Unknown; does not seem to be attested before the mid-19th century. Perhaps from gaoth (“wind”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡeːˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːsˠɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːsˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈɡɯːsˠanˠ/

Noun

gaosán m (genitive singular gaosáin, nominative plural gaosáin)

nose
Synonym: srón

Declension

Declension of gaosán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gaosán	gaosáin
Vocative	a ghaosáin	a ghaosána
Genitive	gaosáin	gaosán
Dative	gaosán	gaosáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gaosán	na gaosáin
Genitive	an ghaosáin	na ngaosán
Dative	leis an ngaosán don ghaosán	leis na gaosáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaosán	ghaosán	ngaosán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“gaosán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaosán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 27

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