héileacaptar

Irish

Etymology

From English helicopter, from French hélicoptère, from Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “wing”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheː.l̪ʲəˌkapˠ.t̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

héileacaptar m (genitive singular héileacaptair, nominative plural héileacaptair)

  1. helicopter

Declension

Declension of héileacaptar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative héileacaptar héileacaptair
vocative a héileacaptair a héileacaptara
genitive héileacaptair héileacaptar
dative héileacaptar héileacaptair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an héileacaptar na héileacaptair
genitive an héileacaptair na héileacaptar
dative leis an héileacaptar
don héileacaptar 		leis na héileacaptair

Mutation

Mutated forms of héileacaptar
radical lenition eclipsis
héileacaptar not applicable not applicable

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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