dearcán

See also: dearcan

Irish

Etymology

From dearca +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkanˠ/, /ˈdʲaɾˠkan̪ˠ/

Noun

dearcán m (genitive singular dearcáin, nominative plural dearcáin)

1. acorn
2. (a kind of) thistle

Declension

Declension of dearcán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dearcán dearcáin Vocative a dhearcáin a dhearcána Genitive dearcáin dearcán Dative dearcán dearcáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dearcán na dearcáin Genitive an dearcáin na ndearcán Dative leis an dearcán don dearcán leis na dearcáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearcán	dhearcán	ndearcán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dearcán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 230
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearcán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54