gealacán

Irish

Alternative forms

• dealgán, gealachán, gealcán

Etymology

From geal (“white”) +‎ -acán. Compare Scottish Gaelic gealagan.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɑl̪ˠəˈxɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form gealachán)

Noun

gealacán m (genitive singular gealacáin, nominative plural gealacáin)

1. white (of egg, of eye)
2. (anatomy) kneecap

Declension

Declension of gealacán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gealacán gealacáin Vocative a ghealacáin a ghealacána Genitive gealacáin gealacán Dative gealacán gealacáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gealacán na gealacáin Genitive an ghealacáin na ngealacán Dative leis an ngealacán don ghealacán leis na gealacáin

Synonyms

• (white of egg): gealacán uibhe
• (white of eye): gealacán súile
• (kneecap): gealacán glúine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gealacán	ghealacán	ngealacán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealacán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “gealacán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024