héileacaptar

Irish

Etymology

From English helicopter, from French hélicoptère, from Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “wing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheː.l̪ʲəˌkapˠ.t̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

héileacaptar m (genitive singular héileacaptair, nominative plural héileacaptair)

1. helicopter

Declension

Declension of héileacaptar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative héileacaptar héileacaptair Vocative a héileacaptair a héileacaptara Genitive héileacaptair héileacaptar Dative héileacaptar héileacaptair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an héileacaptar na héileacaptair Genitive an héileacaptair na héileacaptar Dative leis an héileacaptar don héileacaptar leis na héileacaptair

Mutation

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

Further reading

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