rilleán

rilleán

Irish

Etymology

From rill +‎ -án.

Noun

rilleán m (genitive singular rilleáin, nominative plural rilleáin)

1. riddle, coarse sieve

Declension

Declension of rilleán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rilleán rilleáin Vocative a rilleáin a rilleána Genitive rilleáin rilleán Dative rilleán rilleáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rilleán na rilleáin Genitive an rilleáin na rilleán Dative leis an rilleán don rilleán leis na rilleáin

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rilleán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “rilleán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “rilleán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.