éalang

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish élang (“defect, flaw, weak spot”).

Noun

éalang m (genitive singular éalaing, nominative plural éalaing)

  1. weakness, weak spot, flaw
    Synonyms: locht, fabht

Declension

Declension of éalang (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative éalang éalaing
vocative a éalaing a éalanga
genitive éalaing éalang
dative éalang éalaing
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-éalang na héalaing
genitive an éalaing na n-éalang
dative leis an éalang
don éalang 		leis na héalaing

Derived terms

  • éalangach (“flawed”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éalang
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éalang n-éalang héalang not applicable

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

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