áilleagán
See also: àilleagan
Irish
Alternative forms
- áilleacán
- áilleán
Etymology
From Middle Irish áillecán (“toy, plaything”).
Noun
áilleagán m (genitive singular áilleagáin, nominative plural áilleagáin)
Declension
Declension of áilleagán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- áilleagánacht f (“(act of) toying, trifling”)
- áilleagán mná m (“useless pretty woman”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áilleagán | n-áilleagán | háilleagán | t-áilleagán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "áilleagán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “áillecán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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