tranglam

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

tranglam m (genitive singular tranglaim)

1. crowded confusion

   Synonym: tranglamán

2. clutter, tangle, disorder

   Synonym: tranglamán

Declension

Declension of tranglam

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tranglam tranglaim Vocative a thranglaim a thranglama Genitive tranglaim tranglam Dative tranglam tranglaim

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tranglam na tranglaim Genitive an tranglaim na dtranglam Dative leis an tranglam don tranglam leis na tranglaim

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tranglam	thranglam	dtranglam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tranglam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tranglam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tranglam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024