acsón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /akˈsˠoːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaksˠoːnˠ/, /ˈaksˠuːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaksˠɔːnˠ/

Noun

acsón m (genitive singular acsóin, nominative plural acsóin)

1. (cytology) axon

   Synonym: néarshnáithín

Declension

Declension of acsón

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative acsón acsóin Vocative a acsóin a acsóna Genitive acsóin acsón Dative acsón acsóin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-acsón na hacsóin Genitive an acsóin na n-acsón Dative leis an acsón don acsón leis na hacsóin

Derived terms

• acsónach (“axonal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acsón	n-acsón	hacsón	t-acsón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acsón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “axon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024