eofón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (eúphōnos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈoːfˠoːnˠ]

Noun

eofón m (genitive singular eofóin, nominative plural eofóin)

(music) euphonium

Declension

Declension of eofón

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eofón	eofóin
Vocative	a eofóin	a eofóna
Genitive	eofóin	eofón
Dative	eofón	eofóin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-eofón	na heofóin
Genitive	an eofóin	na n-eofón
Dative	leis an eofón don eofón	leis na heofóin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eofón	n-eofón	heofón	t-eofón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eofón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“euphonium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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