dealgán

See also: dealgan

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲalˠəɡanˠ/[1], /ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡan̪ˠ/[2]; /ˈdʲɔlˠəɡanˠ/[3]

Etymology 1

From dealg (“thorn”) +‎ -án. Compare Scottish Gaelic dealgan (“small spindle, skewer”).

Noun

dealgán m (genitive singular dealgáin, nominative plural dealgáin)

  1. knitting needle
Declension
Declension of dealgán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dealgán dealgáin
vocative a dhealgáin a dhealgána
genitive dealgáin dealgán
dative dealgán dealgáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dealgán na dealgáin
genitive an dealgáin na ndealgán
dative leis an dealgán
don dealgán 		leis na dealgáin

Etymology 2

Noun

dealgán m (genitive singular dealgáin, nominative plural dealgáin)

  1. alternative form of gealacán
Declension
Declension of dealgán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dealgán dealgáin
vocative a dhealgáin a dhealgána
genitive dealgáin dealgán
dative dealgán dealgáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dealgán na dealgáin
genitive an dealgáin na ndealgán
dative leis an dealgán
don dealgán 		leis na dealgáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of dealgán
radical lenition eclipsis
dealgán dhealgán ndealgán

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, § 408, page 134
  2. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 252
  3. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 176, page 34; reprinted 1979

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