Irish
Etymology
From cian + rialtán, calque of English remote control.
Noun
cianrialtán m (genitive singular cianrialtáin, nominative plural cianrialtáin)
- remote control (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away)
- Synonym: zaipire
Declension
Declension of cianrialtán (first declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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cianrialtán
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cianrialtáin
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| vocative
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a chianrialtáin
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a chianrialtána
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| genitive
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cianrialtáin
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cianrialtán
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| dative
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cianrialtán
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cianrialtáin
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- cianrialaithe
- cianrialú
- cianrialúchán
Mutation
Mutated forms of cianrialtán
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| cianrialtán
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chianrialtán
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gcianrialtán
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- “cianrialtán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025