dealrachán

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

dealrachán m (genitive singular dealracháin, nominative plural dealracháin)

1. clavicle, collarbone

   Synonyms: branra brád, cnámh smiolgadáin

Declension

Declension of dealrachán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dealrachán dealracháin vocative a dhealracháin a dhealrachána genitive dealracháin dealrachán dative dealrachán dealracháin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dealrachán na dealracháin genitive an dealracháin na ndealrachán dative leis an dealrachán don dealrachán leis na dealracháin

Derived terms

• infridhealracháin (“infraclavicular”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dealrachán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dealrachán	dhealrachán	ndealrachán

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealrachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dealrachán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dealrachán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024