gabhlán

Irish

Etymology 1

From gabhal +‎ -án.

Noun

gabhlán m (genitive singular gabhláin, nominative plural gabhláin)

  1. martin
Derived terms

Noun

gabhlán m (genitive singular gabhláin, nominative plural gabhláin)

  1. (geography, etc.) fork
Derived terms
  • gabhlánach
  • gabhlánacht

Etymology 2

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Noun

gabhlán m (genitive singular gabhláin, nominative plural gabhláin)

  1. (medicine) fit, seizure
    Synonym: taom

Declension

Declension of gabhlán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gabhlán gabhláin
vocative a ghabhláin a ghabhlána
genitive gabhláin gabhlán
dative gabhlán gabhláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gabhlán na gabhláin
genitive an ghabhláin na ngabhlán
dative leis an ngabhlán
don ghabhlán
leis na gabhláin

Mutation

Mutated forms of gabhlán
radical lenition eclipsis
gabhlán ghabhlán ngabhlán

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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