lóistín

See also: loistín

Irish

Etymology

From Old French loge (“arbor, covered walk-way”) (from Medieval Latin laubia (“lodge, portico”)) + -ín.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠoːʃˈtʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠoːʃtʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔːʃtʲinʲ/

Noun

lóistín m (genitive singular lóistín, nominative plural lóistíní)

  1. lodging, accommodation
  2. lodgings, lodging-place

Declension
Declension of lóistín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lóistín lóistíní
Vocative a lóistín a lóistíní
Genitive lóistín lóistíní
Dative lóistín lóistíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lóistín na lóistíní
Genitive an lóistín na lóistíní
Dative leis an lóistín

don lóistín

 leis na lóistíní

Derived terms
  • ar lóistín (“lodging (as present participle); in lodgings”)
  • bean lóistín (“landlady”)
  • teach lóistín (“boarding house”)

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lóistín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “lóistín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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