gluaisteán

Irish

gluaisteán

Etymology

From gluaiste +‎ -án, from gluais (“to move”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡl̪ˠʊəʃtʲɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

gluaisteán m (genitive singular gluaisteáin, nominative plural gluaisteáin)

1. car, automobile

   Synonym: carr

Declension

Declension of gluaisteán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gluaisteán gluaisteáin vocative a ghluaisteáin a ghluaisteána genitive gluaisteáin gluaisteán dative gluaisteán gluaisteáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gluaisteán na gluaisteáin genitive an ghluaisteáin na ngluaisteán dative leis an ngluaisteán don ghluaisteán leis na gluaisteáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of gluaisteán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gluaisteán	ghluaisteán	ngluaisteán

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