guthán

See also: guthan

Irish

Etymology

From guth (“voice”) +‎ -án (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊhɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

guthán m (genitive singular gutháin, nominative plural gutháin)

1. telephone

   Synonyms: teileafón, fón

Declension

Declension of guthán (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative guthán gutháin vocative a ghutháin a ghuthána genitive gutháin guthán dative guthán gutháin forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an guthán na gutháin genitive an ghutháin na nguthán dative leis an nguthán don ghuthán leis na gutháin

Derived terms

• bosca gutháin (“call-box”)
• cianghlaoch gutháin (“trunk-call”)
• guthán cliste (“smart phone”)
• guthán diaile (“dial-telephone”)
• guthán póca (“cellular phone”)
• guthánaíocht (“(act of) telephoning”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of guthán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
guthán	ghuthán	nguthán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “guthán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “guthán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025