airceachán
Irish
Alternative forms
- arcachán
Etymology
From airceach (“voracious”) + -án.
Noun
airceachán m (genitive singular airceacháin, nominative plural airceacháin)
- voracious eater
- Synonyms: alpaire, gainéan, gionachán, peasánach, slamaire
Declension
Declension of airceachán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
airceachán | n-airceachán | hairceachán | t-airceachán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “airceachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “airceachán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.