mearbhlán

Irish

Alternative forms

• mearbhallán

Etymology

From mearbhall +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲaɾˠul̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈmʲaɾˠul̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

mearbhlán m (genitive singular mearbhláin)

1. (Ulster) giddiness, dizziness

Declension

Declension of mearbhlán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mearbhlán Vocative a mhearbhláin Genitive mearbhláin Dative mearbhlán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an mearbhlán Genitive an mhearbhláin Dative leis an mearbhlán don mhearbhlán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mearbhlán	mhearbhlán	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “mearbhlán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mearḃlán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 475
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mearbhlán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 80