alpán
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, transitive verb) + -án.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑl̪ˠˈpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈalˠpˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈal̪ˠpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈalˠpˠanˠ/, /ˈal̪ˠpˠan̪ˠ/
Noun[edit]
alpán m (genitive singular alpáin, nominative plural alpáin)
Declension[edit]
Declension of alpán
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alpán | n-alpán | halpán | t-alpán |
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) “alpán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “alpán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alpán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53