diúracán

Irish

Etymology

From diúraic (“to cast, shoot”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲuːɾˠəˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲuːɾˠəkɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲuːɾˠəkanˠ/

Noun

diúracán m (genitive singular diúracáin, nominative plural diúracáin)

1. missile

Declension

Declension of diúracán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative diúracán diúracáin Vocative a dhiúracáin a dhiúracána Genitive diúracáin diúracán Dative diúracán diúracáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an diúracán na diúracáin Genitive an diúracáin na ndiúracán Dative leis an diúracán don diúracán leis na diúracáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
diúracán	dhiúracán	ndiúracán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diúracán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN