naíonán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish nóedenán, from Old Irish noídiu (“infant, young child”). By surface analysis, naíon +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

naíonán m (genitive singular naíonáin, nominative plural naíonáin)

  1. infant

Declension

Declension of naíonán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative naíonán naíonáin
vocative a naíonáin a naíonána
genitive naíonáin naíonán
dative naíonán naíonáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an naíonán na naíonáin
genitive an naíonáin na naíonán
dative leis an naíonán
don naíonán 		leis na naíonáin

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