cianrialtán

Irish

Etymology

From cian +‎ rialtán, calque of English remote control.

Noun

cianrialtán m (genitive singular cianrialtáin, nominative plural cianrialtáin)

1. remote control (device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away)

   Synonym: zaipire

Declension

Declension of cianrialtán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cianrialtán cianrialtáin Vocative a chianrialtáin a chianrialtána Genitive cianrialtáin cianrialtán Dative cianrialtán cianrialtáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cianrialtán na cianrialtáin Genitive an chianrialtáin na gcianrialtán Dative leis an gcianrialtán don chianrialtán leis na cianrialtáin

Related terms

• cianrialaithe
• cianrialú
• cianrialúchán

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cianrialtán	chianrialtán	gcianrialtán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “cianrialtán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024