alpán

Irish

Alternative forms

• alpachán, alpóg

Etymology

From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, transitive verb) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɑl̪ˠˈpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈalˠpˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈal̪ˠpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈalˠpˠanˠ/, /ˈal̪ˠpˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

alpán m (genitive singular alpáin, nominative plural alpáin)

1. lump, chunk
2. chunky person

Declension

Declension of alpán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative alpán alpáin Vocative a alpáin a alpána Genitive alpáin alpán Dative alpán alpáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-alpán na halpáin Genitive an alpáin na n-alpán Dative leis an alpán don alpán leis na halpáin

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alpán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alpán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “alpán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53