murlán

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The Caighdeán Oifigiúil spelling of mudharlán (spelt muġarlán with unetymological lenited g in Patrick's Dineen's Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla (1927)), an irregular change from mudharnán, from Old Irish mudornán (ankle), from Old Irish mudhorn (ankle) + -án (a diminutive suffix).[1]

Noun[edit]

murlán m (genitive singular murláin, nominative plural murláin)

  1. knob
  2. door handle
  3. knuckleball
  4. small round object

Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
murlán mhurlán not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

^ https://dil.ie/32674