murnán

See also: murnan

Irish

Alternative forms

  • mudharlán, mudhornan, mudhurlán, mugharlán, múrnán (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish mudorn +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠuːɾˠˈn̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːɾˠn̪ˠaːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːɾˠn̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

murnán m (genitive singular murnáin, nominative plural murnáin)

  1. ankle
    Synonyms: alt na coise, caol na coise, rúitín

Declension

Declension of murnán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative murnán murnáin
vocative a mhurnáin a mhurnána
genitive murnáin murnán
dative murnán murnáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an murnán na murnáin
genitive an mhurnáin na murnán
dative leis an murnán
don mhurnán 		leis na murnáin

Derived terms

  • bráisléad murnáin (“anklet”)
  • cnámh murnáin (“ankle-bone”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of murnán
radical lenition eclipsis
murnán mhurnán not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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