glacan

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

glacan f (genitive singular glacana, nominative plural glacana)

1. (nonstandard) verbal noun of glac

   Synonym: glacadh

2. (logic) supposition

Declension

Declension of glacan

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative glacan glacana Vocative a ghlacan a ghlacana Genitive glacana glacana Dative glacan glacana

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghlacan na glacana Genitive na glacana na nglacana Dative leis an nglacan don ghlacan leis na glacana

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
glacan	ghlacan	nglacan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

glacan

1. plural of glac

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
glacan	ghlacan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.