dordéan

Irish

Etymology

From dord (“hum, buzz”) +‎ éan (“bird”). Calque of English hummingbird.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠd̪ˠˌiːɑ̯n̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠd̪ˠˌeːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠd̪ˠˌeːn̪ˠ/

Noun

dordéan m (genitive singular dordéin, nominative plural dordéin)

  1. hummingbird

Declension

Declension of dordéan (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dordéan dordéin
vocative a dhordéin a dhordéana
genitive dordéin dordéan
dative dordéan dordéin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dordéan na dordéin
genitive an dordéin na ndordéan
dative leis an dordéan
don dordéan 		leis na dordéin

Mutation

Mutated forms of dordéan
radical lenition eclipsis
dordéan dhordéan ndordéan

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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