triantán
See also: triantan
Irish
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /tʲɾʲiən̪ˠˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲiən̪ˠt̪ˠɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲiən̪ˠˈt̪ˠanˠ/
Noun
edittriantán m (genitive singular triantáin, nominative plural triantáin)
- (geometry, music, cue sports) triangle
- (electricity) delta
- triangular section, wedge (of cake)
Declension
editDeclension of triantán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- triantán comhchosach (“isosceles triangle”)
- triantán dronuilleach (“right-angled triangle”)
- triantán scailéanach, triantán corrshleasach (“scalene triangle”)
- triantán suthain (“love triangle”)
- triantánach (“triangular; deltoid”, adjective)
- triantánacht (“trigonometry”)
- triantánaigh (“triangulate”, transitive verb)
- triantánúil (“trigonometrical”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
triantán | thriantán | dtriantán |
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) “triantán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “triangle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024