sceallán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scealtán, sciollán, sciolltán
  • sgeallán, sgiollán (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From sceall +‎ -án.

Noun

sceallán m (genitive singular scealláin, nominative plural scealláin)

  1. potato set (small tuber or bulb used instead of seed), seed potato
  2. small potato
  3. (literary) pip, seed, stone (of a fruit)

Declension

Declension of sceallán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sceallán scealláin
vocative a scealláin a sceallána
genitive scealláin sceallán
dative sceallán scealláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sceallán na scealláin
genitive an scealláin na sceallán
dative leis an sceallán
don sceallán 		leis na scealláin

Derived terms

  • Ó Scealláin (surname)
    • → English: Scallan
    • → Yola: Scalaane, Scullaun, Scullaaun

References

  1. ^ “sceallán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

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