dearcán

See also: dearcan

Irish

Etymology

From dearca +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠkanˠ/, /ˈdʲaɾˠkan̪ˠ/

Noun

dearcán m (genitive singular dearcáin, nominative plural dearcáin)

1. acorn
2. (a kind of) thistle

Declension

Declension of dearcán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dearcán dearcáin vocative a dhearcáin a dhearcána genitive dearcáin dearcán dative dearcán dearcáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dearcán na dearcáin genitive an dearcáin na ndearcán dative leis an dearcán don dearcán leis na dearcáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of dearcán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dearcán	dhearcán	ndearcán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dearcán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 230
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearcán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54