craolachán

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

craolachán m (genitive singular craolacháin) (uncountable)

1. broadcasting (process)
2. (familiar) radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraphy

   Synonyms: radaiteileagrafaíocht, teileagrafaíocht raidió

Declension

Declension of craolachán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative craolachán vocative a chraolacháin genitive craolacháin dative craolachán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an craolachán genitive an chraolacháin dative leis an gcraolachán don chraolachán

Related terms

• craoladh
• craoltóireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of craolachán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
craolachán	chraolachán	gcraolachán

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “craolachán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “craolachán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025