acsón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /akˈsˠoːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈaksˠoːnˠ/, /ˈaksˠuːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaksˠɔːnˠ/

Noun

acsón m (genitive singular acsóin, nominative plural acsóin)

  1. (cytology) axon
    Synonym: néarshnáithín

Declension

Declension of acsón (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative acsón acsóin
vocative a acsóin a acsóna
genitive acsóin acsón
dative acsón acsóin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-acsón na hacsóin
genitive an acsóin na n-acsón
dative leis an acsón
don acsón 		leis na hacsóin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of acsón
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acsón n-acsón hacsón t-acsón

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acsón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “axon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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