naíonán

== Irish == === Alternative forms === naoidheanán, naoidhneán (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Irish nóedenán, from Old Irish noídiu (“infant, young child”). By surface analysis, naíon +‎ -án. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /n̪ˠiːˈn̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, [n̪ˠiːə̯ˈn̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ] === Noun === naíonán m (genitive singular naíonáin, nominative plural naíonáin) infant ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== bunóc naíon === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “naíonán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “naíonán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “naíonán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71