triantán
See also: triantan
Irish
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triantán
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [tʲɾʲiːən̪ˠˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈtʲɾʲiːən̪ˠt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ]
triantán (file)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈtʲɾʲiːən̪ˠˈt̪ˠæn̪ˠ]
Noun
triantán m (genitive singular triantáin, nominative plural triantáin)
- (geometry, music, cue sports) triangle
- (electricity) delta
- triangular section, wedge (of cake)
Declension
Declension of triantán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- triantánach (“triangular; deltoid”, adjective)
- triantánacht (“trigonometry”)
- triantánaigh (“triangulate”, transitive verb)
- triantán comhchosach (“isosceles triangle”)
- triantán dronuilleach (“right-angled triangle”)
- triantán scailéanach, triantán corrshleasach (“scalene triangle”)
- triantán suthain (“love triangle”)
- triantánúil (“trigonometrical”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
triantán | thriantán | dtriantán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "triantán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “triangle” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.