airleacan
See also: airleacán
Irish
Alternative forms
- airleagadh
Etymology
Variant of airleagadh, from Old Irish airlicud.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːɾˠl̠ʲəkənˠ/[2]
Noun
airleacan m (genitive singular airelacain, nominative plural airelacain)
- (banking, finance) loan (permission to borrow any item)
- Synonym: iasacht
- (finance) advance (amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| airleacan | n-airleacan | hairleacan | not applicable |
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), “airlicud”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 18
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airleacan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “airleacan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 17