géagán
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish gécán.[2] By surface analysis, géag + -án.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]géagán m (genitive singular géagáin, nominative plural géagáin)
- diminutive of géag: small branch
- (anatomy) appendage (external body part; natural prolongation or projection), limb
- (rail transport) extension of a railway line
Declension
[edit]Declension of géagán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| géagán | ghéagán | ngéagán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ “géagán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gécán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 133
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géagán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 354
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN