portán faoilinne
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “seagull crab”
Noun
portán faoilinne m (genitive singular portáin fhaoilinne, nominative plural portáin fhaoilinne)
- spider crab (crab of the superfamily Majoidea)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| portán faoilinne | phortán faoilinne | bportán faoilinne |
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) “portán faoilinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN