glacan

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

glacan f (genitive singular glacana, nominative plural glacana)

1. (nonstandard) verbal noun of glac

   Synonym: glacadh

2. (logic) supposition

Declension

Declension of glacan (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative glacan glacana vocative a ghlacan a ghlacana genitive glacana glacana dative glacan glacana forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghlacan na glacana genitive na glacana na nglacana dative leis an nglacan don ghlacan leis na glacana

Mutation

Mutated forms of glacan

radical	lenition	eclipsis
glacan	ghlacan	nglacan

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) “glacan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “glacan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

glacan

1. plural of glac

Mutation

Mutation of glacan

radical	lenition
glacan	ghlacan

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