geanc

geanc

Irish

Alternative forms

• geangc, geannc (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɑuŋk/

Noun

geanc f (genitive singular geince, nominative plural geanca)

1. snub nose

Declension

Declension of geanc

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative geanc geanca Vocative a gheanc a gheanca Genitive geince geanc Dative geanc geinc (archaic, dialectal) geanca

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gheanc na geanca Genitive na geince na ngeanc Dative leis an ngeanc leis an ngeinc (archaic, dialectal) don gheanc don gheinc (archaic, dialectal) leis na geanca

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geanc	gheanc	ngeanc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “geanc” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “genc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “geannc” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 356.
• "geanc" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22