dealrachán

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

dealrachán m (genitive singular dealracháin, nominative plural dealracháin)

1. clavicle, collarbone

   Synonyms: branra brád, cnámh smiolgadáin

Declension

Declension of dealrachán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dealrachán dealracháin Vocative a dhealracháin a dhealrachána Genitive dealracháin dealrachán Dative dealrachán dealracháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dealrachán na dealracháin Genitive an dealracháin na ndealrachán Dative leis an dealrachán don dealrachán leis na dealracháin

Derived terms

• infridhealracháin (“infraclavicular”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dealrachán	dhealrachán	ndealrachán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealrachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dealrachán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dealrachán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024