ceolán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ceólán (“(small) bell, handbell”). By surface analysis, ceol (“music, song”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /coːˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

ceolán m (genitive singular ceoláin, nominative plural ceoláin)

  1. small bell
  2. tinkling

Declension

Declension of ceolán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ceolán ceoláin
vocative a cheoláin a cheolána
genitive ceoláin ceolán
dative ceolán ceoláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ceolán na ceoláin
genitive an cheoláin na gceolán
dative leis an gceolán
don cheolán 		leis na ceoláin

Derived terms

  • ceolánach (“tinkling”, adjective)
  • ceolánacht f (“ringing; chatter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceolán
radical lenition eclipsis
ceolán cheolán gceolán

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

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