alpachán
Irish
Etymology
From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, transitive verb) + -achán or alpach (“voracious, greedy; grabbing”) + -án.
Noun
alpachán m (genitive singular alpacháin, nominative plural alpacháin)
- Alternative form of alpán (“lump, chunk; chunky person”)
- Alternative form of alpaire (“voracious eater; grabber; large stone”)
- (informal, pejorative) pig (greedy person)
Declension
Declension of alpachán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| alpachán | n-alpachán | halpachán | t-alpachán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "alpaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- "alpán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “alpachán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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