ciachán

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Irish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From ciach +‎ -án.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ciachán m (genitive singular ciacháin)

  1. hoarseness, huskiness
    Synonyms: slócht, piachán

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciachán chiachán gciachán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ceoċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 88

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