dearcán
See also: dearcan
Irish
Etymology
From dearca + -án
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkanˠ/, /ˈdʲaɾˠkan̪ˠ/
Noun
dearcán m (genitive singular dearcáin, nominative plural dearcáin)
- acorn
- (a kind of) thistle
Declension
Declension of dearcán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dearcán | dhearcán | ndearcán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “dearcán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 230.
- "dearcán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54