arcán talún

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Irish[edit]

arcáin talún

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Afrikaans aardvark.

Noun[edit]

arcán talún m (genitive singular arcáin talún, nominative plural arcáin talún)

  1. aardvark
  2. anteater
    Synonym: alpaire seangán

Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • Entries containing “arcán talún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.