fréamhán

See also: fréamhán-

Irish

Etymology

From fréamh (“root”) +‎ -án.

Noun

fréamhán m (genitive singular fréamháin, nominative plural fréamháin)

1. (botany) radicle

Declension

Declension of fréamhán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fréamhán fréamháin Vocative a fhréamháin a fhréamhána Genitive fréamháin fréamhán Dative fréamhán fréamháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fréamhán na fréamháin Genitive an fhréamháin na bhfréamhán Dative leis an bhfréamhán don fhréamhán leis na fréamháin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fréamhán	fhréamhán	bhfréamhán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fréamhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “radicle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “fréamhán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.