béalastán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • béalastrán

Etymology

From béal (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːlˠəsˠt̪ˠanˠ/, [ˈbʲɛəlˠəsˠt̪ˠanˠ][1]

Noun

béalastán m (genitive singular béalastáin, nominative plural béalastáin) (Ulster)

  1. big mouth, windbag
  2. blab, blabbermouth

Declension

Declension of béalastán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative béalastán béalastáin
vocative a bhéalastáin a bhéalastána
genitive béalastáin béalastán
dative béalastán béalastáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an béalastán na béalastáin
genitive an bhéalastáin na mbéalastán
dative leis an mbéalastán
don bhéalastán 		leis na béalastáin

Derived terms

  • béalastánach
  • béalastánacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of béalastán
radical lenition eclipsis
béalastán bhéalastán mbéalastán

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 477, page 152

Further reading

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