armlón

Irish

Etymology

From arm +‎ lón.

Noun

armlón m (genitive singular armlóin)

  1. ammunition

Declension

Declension of armlón (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative armlón
vocative a armlóin
genitive armlóin
dative armlón
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-armlón
genitive an armlóin
dative leis an armlón
don armlón

Synonyms

  • lón cogaidh
  • lón lámhaigh

Derived terms

  • bosca armlóin (ammunition box)
  • crios armlóin (ammunition belt)
  • fáiscín armlóin (ammunition clip)
  • iompróir armlóin (ammunition carrier)
  • long armlóin (ammunition ship)
  • taisce armlóin (ammunition dump)
  • vaigín armlóin (ammunition-wagon, caisson)
  • armlann (ammunition depot)

Mutation

Mutated forms of armlón
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
armlón n-armlón harmlón t-armlón

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) “armlón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • ammunition”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025