gealán
Irish
Alternative forms
- dealán
Etymology
From geal (“bright”) + -án.
Noun
gealán m (genitive singular gealáin, nominative plural gealáin)
- aurora
- whiting
Declension
Declension of gealán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gealán | ghealán | ngealán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gealán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gealán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gealán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.