deisealán

Irish

Etymology

From deiseal (“turn to the right”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲɛʃəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛʃəlˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛʃalˠanˠ/[1]

Noun

deisealán m (genitive singular deisealáin, nominative plural deisealáin)

  1. cowlick

Declension

Declension of deisealán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative deisealán deisealáin
vocative a dheisealáin a dheisealána
genitive deisealáin deisealán
dative deisealán deisealáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an deisealán na deisealáin
genitive an deisealáin na ndeisealán
dative leis an deisealán
don deisealán 		leis na deisealáin

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

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