pontún
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English pontoon.
Noun[edit]
pontún m (genitive singular pontúin, nominative plural pontúin)
- (military, etc.) pontoon
- (card games) pontoon
Declension[edit]
Declension of pontún
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- droichead pontúin (“pontoon bridge”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pontún | phontún | bpontún |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pontún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “pontún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pontún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.