armlón

Irish

Etymology

From arm +‎ lón.

Noun

armlón m (genitive singular armlóin)

1. ammunition

Declension

Declension of armlón

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative armlón Vocative a armlóin Genitive armlóin Dative armlón

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-armlón Genitive an armlóin Dative leis an armlón don armlón

Synonyms

• lón cogaidh
• lón lámhaigh

Derived terms

• bosca armlóin (“ammunition box”)
• crios armlóin (“ammunition belt”)
• fáiscín armlóin (“ammunition clip”)
• iompróir armlóin (“ammunition carrier”)
• long armlóin (“ammunition ship”)
• taisce armlóin (“ammunition dump”)
• vaigín armlóin (“ammunition-wagon, caisson”)

 

Related terms

• armlann (“ammunition depot”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
armlón	n-armlón	harmlón	t-armlón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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