stopallán

stopallán

Irish

Etymology

stop + -all- + -án

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠɔpəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɔpəl̪ˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɑpəlˠænˠ/ (as if spelled stapalán)

Noun

stopallán m (genitive singular stopalláin, nominative plural stopalláin)

1. stopper, plug, bung

   Synonym: stoipéad

Declension

Declension of stopallán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative stopallán stopalláin Vocative a stopalláin a stopallána Genitive stopalláin stopallán Dative stopallán stopalláin

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

Further reading

• “stopallán” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• "stopallán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.