aolchuisne

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

aolchuisne m (genitive singular aolchuisne, nominative plural aolchuisní)

1. (geology) stalactite

Declension

Declension of aolchuisne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aolchuisne aolchuisní Vocative a aolchuisne a aolchuisní Genitive aolchuisne aolchuisní Dative aolchuisne aolchuisní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aolchuisne na haolchuisní Genitive an aolchuisne na n-aolchuisní Dative leis an aolchuisne don aolchuisne leis na haolchuisní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aolchuisne	n-aolchuisne	haolchuisne	t-aolchuisne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aolchuisne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “stalactite”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024