bollán

See also: bollan

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

bollán m (genitive singular bolláin, nominative plural bolláin)

1. boulder
2. Alternative form of ballán

Declension

Declension of bollán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bollán bolláin Vocative a bholláin a bhollána Genitive bolláin bollán Dative bollán bolláin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bollán na bolláin Genitive an bholláin na mbollán Dative leis an mbollán don bhollán leis na bolláin

Derived terms

• bollánóireacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bollán	bhollán	mbollán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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