acsón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /akˈsˠoːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaksˠoːnˠ/, /ˈaksˠuːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaksˠɔːnˠ/

Noun

acsón m (genitive singular acsóin, nominative plural acsóin)

1. (cytology) axon

   Synonym: néarshnáithín

Declension

Declension of acsón (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative acsón acsóin vocative a acsóin a acsóna genitive acsóin acsón dative acsón acsóin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-acsón na hacsóin genitive an acsóin na n-acsón dative leis an acsón don acsón leis na hacsóin

Derived terms

• acsónach (“axonal”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of acsón

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acsón	n-acsón	hacsón	t-acsón

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acsón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “axon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024