# srón
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish srón, from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠɾˠoːn̪ˠ/
* (Aran) IPA: /sˠɾˠoːn/, /sˠɾˠuːn/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /sˠɾˠuːn̪ˠ/
* (Mayo) IPA: /sˠɾˠoːnˠ/, [ʂɾˠoːnˠ]
* (Ulster) IPA: /sˠɾˠoːnˠ/, /sˠɾˠoːn̪ˠ/

### Noun

srón f (genitive singular sróine or sróna or srónach, nominative plural sróna or srónanna)
* nose
    Synonym: gaosán

#### Declension

Standard inflection (second declension):
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
srón
sróna
vocative
a shrón
a shróna
genitive
sróine
srón
dative
srón sróin (archaic, dialectal)
sróna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an tsrón
na sróna
genitive
na sróine
na srón
dative
leis an tsrón leis an tsróin (archaic, dialectal) don tsrón don tsróin (archaic, dialectal)
leis na sróna :
Alternative inflection (third declension):
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
srón
srónanna
vocative
a shrón
a shrónanna
genitive
sróna
srónanna
dative
srón
srónanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an tsrón
na srónanna
genitive
na sróna
na srónanna
dative
leis an tsrón don tsrón
leis na srónanna :
Alternative inflection (fifth declension):
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
srón
sróna
vocative
a shrón
a shróna
genitive
srónach
srón
dative
srón srónaigh (archaic, dialectal)
sróna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an tsrón
na sróna
genitive
na srónach
na srón
dative
leis an tsrón leis an tsrónaigh (archaic, dialectal) don tsrón don tsrónaigh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na sróna :

#### Derived terms

* cuas na sróine
* droichead sróine (“bridge of the nose”)
* fuil shróine
* mórshrónach (“big-nosed, bottle-nosed”)
* sróinín
* srónach
* srónaíl

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “srón”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 226
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 383
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 508, page 186
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 283, page 54
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 38, page 17

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “srón”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 688
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “srón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “srón”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “srón”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sroːn]

### Noun

srón f (genitive sróine, nominative plural sróna)
* nose
* nostril

#### Inflection

Feminine ā-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | srón$^L$ | sróin$^L$ | sróna$^H$ |
| Vocative | srón$^L$ | sróin$^L$ | sróna$^H$ |
| Accusative | sróin$^N$ | sróin$^L$ | sróna$^H$ |
| Genitive | sróine$^H$ | srón$^L$ | srón$^N$ |
| Dative | sróin$^L$ | srónaib | srónaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* srónmar

#### Descendants

* Irish: srón
* Manx: stroin
* Scottish Gaelic: sròn

### Mutation

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

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “srón”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language