ailteán
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
Noun[edit]
ailteán m (genitive singular ailteáin, nominative plural ailteáin)
- Diminutive of ailt
- (geography) small ravine
Declension[edit]
Declension of ailteán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ailteán | n-ailteán | hailteán | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailteán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN