sruthán
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See also: sruthan
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sruth (“stream; current, flow”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /sˠɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɾˠʊhanˠ/, [ˈʂ(ɽ)ʊhanˠ]; /ˈsˠɾˠʊhan̪ˠ/, [ˈʂ(ɽ)ʊhan̪ˠ][1]
Noun
[edit]sruthán m (genitive singular srutháin, nominative plural srutháin)
- (small) stream; rivulet, brook
- Synonym: sruthlán
- gush, flow
- Alternative form of sruán (“griddle-cake; cockle”)
Declension
[edit]Declension of sruthán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- sruthánach (“abounding in streams; streaming”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sruthán | shruthán after an, tsruthán |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sruthán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sruthán, srothán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sroṫán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 688
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sruthán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sruthán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024