beangán
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
beangán m (genitive singular beangáin, nominative plural beangáin)
- young branch, shoot
- (horticulture) scion, graft
- heir, scion
- prong
- (ornithology) tree-creeper
- Synonym: snag
Declension[edit]
Declension of beangán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- beangánach (“branching; pronged”, adjective)
Related terms[edit]
- beangaigh (“graft”, transitive verb)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beangán | bheangán | mbeangán |
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) “beangán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “beangán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beangán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.