bollán

See also: bollan

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

bollán m (genitive singular bolláin, nominative plural bolláin)

  1. boulder
  2. alternative form of ballán

Declension

Declension of bollán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bollán bolláin
vocative a bholláin a bhollána
genitive bolláin bollán
dative bollán bolláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bollán na bolláin
genitive an bholláin na mbollán
dative leis an mbollán
don bhollán
leis na bolláin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bollán
radical lenition eclipsis
bollán bhollán mbollán

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