Irish
Etymology
From micrea- (“micro-”) + scannán (“film”).
Noun
micreascannán m (genitive singular micreascannáin, nominative plural micreascannáin)
- microfilm
Declension
Declension of micreascannán (first declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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micreascannán
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micreascannáin
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| vocative
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a mhicreascannáin
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a mhicreascannána
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| genitive
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micreascannáin
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micreascannán
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| dative
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micreascannán
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micreascannáin
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an micreascannán
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na micreascannáin
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| genitive
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an mhicreascannáin
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na micreascannán
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| dative
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leis an micreascannán don mhicreascannán
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leis na micreascannáin
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Derived terms
- léitheoir micreascannán m (“microfilm reader”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of micreascannán
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| micreascannán
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mhicreascannán
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “micreascannán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “micreascannán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “micreascannán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025