pionós

Irish

Alternative forms

  • pionús
  • pionadhas, pionos, píonós, pionudhas (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɨ̞nus/[1] (corresponding to the form pionús)

Noun

pionós m (genitive singular pionóis, nominative plural pionóis)

  1. forfeit, penalty
    Synonyms: éiric, fíneáil
  2. (sports) penalty
  3. punishment

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pionós phionós bpionós
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 20

Further reading

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