gonán

See also: gonan

Irish

Etymology

From the root of goin (“wound”) + -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

gonán m (genitive singular gonáin, nominative plural gonáin)

  1. canine tooth
    Synonyms: cíocrán, géarán

Declension
Declension of gonán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gonán gonáin
Vocative a ghonáin a ghonána
Genitive gonáin gonán
Dative gonán gonáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gonán na gonáin
Genitive an ghonáin na ngonán
Dative leis an ngonán

don ghonán

 leis na gonáin

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gonán ghonán ngonán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13
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