cianrialtán

Irish

Etymology

From cian +‎ rialtán, calque of English remote control.

Noun

cianrialtán m (genitive singular cianrialtáin, nominative plural cianrialtáin)

  1. 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
singular plural
nominative cianrialtán cianrialtáin
vocative a chianrialtáin a chianrialtána
genitive cianrialtáin cianrialtán
dative cianrialtán cianrialtáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cianrialtán na cianrialtáin
genitive an chianrialtáin na gcianrialtán
dative leis an gcianrialtán
don chianrialtán
leis na cianrialtáin
  • cianrialaithe
  • cianrialú
  • cianrialúchán

Mutation

Mutated forms of cianrialtán
radical lenition eclipsis
cianrialtán chianrialtán gcianrialtán

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