lucharachán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán (from Old Irish lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *legʷʰ-) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus) + -án (diminutive suffix)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lucharachán m (genitive singular lucharacháin, nominative plural lucharacháin)
Declension edit
Declension of lucharachán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- lucharachán éin (“nestling”)
- lucharachán linbh (“toddler”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lucharachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “lucharachán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.