Irish

Noun

srón f ‎(genitive singular sróine, nominative plural sróna)

1. nose

Declension

• Alternative genitive singular: sróna (dialectal)
• Alternative plural: srónanna (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• droichead sróine ‎(“bridge of the nose”)
• srón bhréige ‎(“false nose”)
• mórshrónach ‎(“big-nosed, bottle-nosed”)

Mutation

References

• “srón” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “srón” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "srón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen ‎(“nostril”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sroːn/

Noun

srón f

1. nose
2. nostril

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• srónach
• srónmar

Descendants

• Irish: srón
• Manx: stroin
• Scottish Gaelic: sròn

Mutation

References

• “srón” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.