acsón
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /akˈsˠoːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈaksˠoːnˠ/, /ˈaksˠuːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaksˠɔːnˠ/
Noun
editacsón m (genitive singular acsóin, nominative plural acsóin)
- (cytology) axon
- Synonym: néarshnáithín
Declension
editDeclension of acsón
Derived terms
edit- acsónach (“axonal”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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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
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acsón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “axon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024