caisearbhán
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish caiserbán, from cas (“curly(-haired)”) + serbán (“oats”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caisearbhán m (genitive singular caisearbháin, nominative plural caisearbháin)
- dandelion (plant, wild flower (genus Taraxacum))
- (figuratively) sour person
Declension edit
Declension of caisearbhán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caisearbhán | chaisearbhán | gcaisearbhán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caisearbhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caiserbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “caisearbhán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caisearbhán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.