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tóin
tóin
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tón (“anus”), from Proto-Celtic *tuknā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewk-. Cognate with English thigh. Compare Scottish Gaelic tòin.
Pronunciation
Noun
tóin f (genitive singular tóna, nominative plural tóineanna)
- buttocks
- arse, bum, ass, butt
- rear, back
- (nautical) aft, stern
- (architecture, of a building) basement, cellar
Declension
Declension of tóin
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- gnéas tóna (“anal sex”)
- níl aon tóin tinn mar do thóin tinn féin (“there’s no sore arse like your own sore arse”)}}
- póg mo thóin (“kiss my ass”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tóin | thóin | dtóin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 393
- “tóin” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “tón” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "tóin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.