urlacan
Irish
Alternative forms
- urlaicean
Etymology
From Old Irish urlacad, urlacan (“(act of) vomiting”), verbal noun of urlacaid (“vomits, rejects”, verb).
Noun
urlacan m (genitive singular urlacain, nominative plural urlacain)
- verbal noun of urlaic
- vomiting; vomit
Declension
Declension of urlacan
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- urlacan folamh m (“retching”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
urlacan | n-urlacan | hurlacan | t-urlacan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "urlacan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “urlacad, urlacan” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.