dingeán

See also: dingean

Irish

Etymology

From ding (“wedge”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

dingeán m (genitive singular dingeáin, nominative plural dingeáin)

1. (geology) dike

Declension

Declension of dingeán (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dingeán dingeáin vocative a dhingeán a dhingeáin genitive dingeán dingeáin dative dingeán dingeáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dingeán na dingeáin genitive an dingeán na ndingeáin dative leis an dingeán don dingeán leis na dingeáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of dingeán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dingeán	dhingeán	ndingeán

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) “dingeán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN