eofón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (eúphōnos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈoːfˠoːnˠ]

Noun

eofón m (genitive singular eofóin, nominative plural eofóin)

  1. (music) euphonium

Declension

Declension of eofón (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative eofón eofóin
vocative a eofóin a eofóna
genitive eofóin eofón
dative eofón eofóin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-eofón na heofóin
genitive an eofóin na n-eofón
dative leis an eofón
don eofón 		leis na heofóin

Mutation

Mutated forms of eofón
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eofón n-eofón heofón t-eofón

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eofón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “euphonium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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