acsón

acsón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

Noun

acsón m (genitive singular acsóin, nominative plural acsóin)

1. (cytology) axon

   Synonym: néarshnáithín

Declension

Declension of acsón

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative acsón acsóin Vocative a acsóin a acsóna Genitive acsóin acsón Dative acsón acsóin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-acsón na hacsóin Genitive an acsóin na n-acsón Dative leis an acsón don acsón leis na hacsóin

Derived terms

• acsónach (“axonal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acsón	n-acsón	hacsón	t-acsón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "acsón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “axon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.