préachán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish préchán (“bird of prey”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /pʲɾʲiːˈxɑːn̪ˠ/, [pʲɾʲiːə̯ˈxɑ̃ːn̪ˠ][1]

Noun

préachán m (genitive singular préacháin, nominative plural préacháin)

  1. crow
    Synonym: caróg

Declension

Declension of préachán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative préachán préacháin
vocative a phréacháin a phréachána
genitive préacháin préachán
dative préachán préacháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an préachán na préacháin
genitive an phréacháin na bpréachán
dative leis an bpréachán
don phréachán 		leis na préacháin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of préachán
radical lenition eclipsis
préachán phréachán bpréachán

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30

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