deisealán

deisealán

Irish

Etymology

From deiseal (“turn to the right”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲɛʃəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛʃəlˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛʃalˠanˠ/[1]

Noun

deisealán m (genitive singular deisealáin, nominative plural deisealáin)

1. cowlick

Declension

Declension of deisealán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative deisealán deisealáin Vocative a dheisealáin a dheisealána Genitive deisealáin deisealán Dative deisealán deisealáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an deisealán na deisealáin Genitive an deisealáin na ndeisealán Dative leis an deisealán don deisealán leis na deisealáin

Further reading

• “deisealán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 236.
• "deisealán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35