Irish

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Etymology

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From deiseal (turn to the right) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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deisealán m (genitive singular deisealáin, nominative plural deisealáin)

  1. cowlick

Declension

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Declension of deisealán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative deisealán deisealáin
vocative a dheisealáin a dheisealána
genitive deisealáin deisealán
dative deisealán deisealáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deisealán na deisealáin
genitive an deisealáin na ndeisealán
dative leis an deisealán
don deisealán
leis na deisealáin

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

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