geadán

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɪˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

geadán m (genitive singular geadáin)

1. bare patch
2. buttock, bottom

Declension

Declension of geadán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative geadán geadáin Vocative a gheadáin a gheadána Genitive geadáin geadán Dative geadán geadáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an geadán na geadáin Genitive an gheadáin na ngeadán Dative leis an ngeadán don gheadán leis na geadáin

Descendants

• → Yola: gidhaan, giddhawn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geadán	gheadán	ngeadán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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