gealacán
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From geal (“white”) + -acán. Compare Scottish Gaelic gealagan.
Noun edit
gealacán m (genitive singular gealacáin, nominative plural gealacáin)
Declension edit
Declension of gealacán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms edit
- (white of egg): gealacán uibhe
- (white of eye): gealacán súile
- (kneecap): gealacán glúine
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealacán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “egg+white”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “white”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024