guthán

See also: guthan

Irish

Etymology

From guth (“voice”) +‎ -án (augmentative suffix).

Noun

guthán m (genitive singular gutháin, nominative plural gutháin)

1. telephone

   Synonyms: teileafón, fón

Declension

Declension of guthán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative guthán gutháin Vocative a ghutháin a ghuthána Genitive gutháin guthán Dative guthán gutháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an guthán na gutháin Genitive an ghutháin na nguthán Dative leis an nguthán don ghuthán leis na gutháin

Derived terms

• bosca gutháin (“call-box”)
• cianghlaoch gutháin (“trunk-call”)
• guthán cliste (“smart phone”)
• guthán diaile (“dial-telephone”)
• guthán póca (“cellular phone”)
• guthánaíocht (“(act of) telephoning”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
guthán	ghuthán	nguthán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “guthán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• Entries containing “guthán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “guthán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.