gealacán

Irish

Alternative forms

• dealgán, gealachán, gealcán

Etymology

From geal (“white”) +‎ -acán. Compare Scottish Gaelic gealagan.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɑl̪ˠəˈxɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form gealachán)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟalˠəkɑːnˠ/, /ˈɟal̪ˠəkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲalˠəɡanˠ/, /ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡan̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form dealgán)

Noun

gealacán m (genitive singular gealacáin, nominative plural gealacáin)

1. white (of egg, of eye)
2. (anatomy) kneecap

Declension

Declension of gealacán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gealacán gealacáin vocative a ghealacáin a ghealacána genitive gealacáin gealacán dative gealacán gealacáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gealacán na gealacáin genitive an ghealacáin na ngealacán dative leis an ngealacán don ghealacán leis na gealacáin

Synonyms

• (white of egg): gealacán uibhe
• (white of eye): gealacán súile
• (kneecap): gealacán glúine

Mutation

Mutated forms of gealacán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gealacán	ghealacán	ngealacán

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gealacán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 254
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealacán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “gealacán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024