gabhdán

Irish

Alternative forms

• gabhad, gabhadán, gód

Etymology

From gabh (“to take”) +‎ -adán

Noun

gabhdán m (genitive singular gabhdáin, nominative plural gabhdáin)

1. holder, container, receptacle

   Synonym: coimeádán

2. (chemistry) receiver (vessel for receiving and holding)

Declension

Declension of gabhdán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gabhdán gabhdáin vocative a ghabhdáin a ghabhdána genitive gabhdáin gabhdán dative gabhdán gabhdáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gabhdán na gabhdáin genitive an ghabhdáin na ngabhdán dative leis an ngabhdán don ghabhdán leis na gabhdáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of gabhdán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gabhdán	ghabhdán	ngabhdán

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