udalán
Irish
Etymology
Apprarently from udmhall (“unstable”) + -án
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuːd̪ˠəlˠanˠ/[1] (as if spelled údalán)
Noun
udalán m (genitive singular udaláin, nominative plural udaláin)
- a swivel (piece to permit rotation)
- Synonym: sclóin
Declension
Declension of udalán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
udalán | n-udalán | hudalán | t-udalán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "udalán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 20