n ā, f. (Lat. consona). Also -a(i)n, -u(i)n, -uine. m. (less freq. f.) in IGT Introd. n p. consaine, Auraic. 2757 et pass. consain, BB 317b5 . g p. connsuineadh, IGT Introd. § 23 . consonant: in ch.¤ , Sg. 166a5 . intan nád ṁbí c.¤ etir peneuilt ┐ uilt, 54b3 . 164b2 . forcomat consoin, 167b1 . carachtar consine, 9a21 . hi cach consoin, 22a4 . iarsin chonsin, 166a4 . cen chonnsona, 59b11 (see ÉC xi 104 ). ar dib consonaib, 19a3 . consain onni is consonantes , Auraic. 367 . cid ar mad consain doberar i tosach in focail, Laws i 34.1 Comm. na trí chonnsuine dhég, IGT Introd. 1.14 . ní cóir connsuine na hénar acht re connsuine dá haicme féin, § 22 . a bhfochair an chonnsuine bhuig, § 25 . connsuine crúaidh, § 29 . ar chonsain diuit `simple consonant', Sg. 7b12 . 14 . 8a4 . abuith archonsain diabuil `double', 6 . See IGT Introd. § 13 , Ir. Syll. Poetry p. 5 .