sreangán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sreangán m (genitive singular sreangáin, nominative plural sreangáin)
- string (long, thin structure made from twisted threads)
- Synonym: sreang
- twine (strong thread)
- Synonym: ruóg
- cord (length of twisted strands)
Declension edit
Declension of sreangán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- sreangán práiscín (“apron string”)
- sreangán teanga (“lingual frenulum”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sreangán | shreangán after an, tsreangán |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- “sreangán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sreangán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 687
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sreangán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22