gonán

See also: gonan

Irish

Etymology

From the root of goin (“wound”) + -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔnˠanˠ/

Noun

gonán m (genitive singular gonáin, nominative plural gonáin)

1. canine tooth

   Synonyms: cíocrán, géarán

Declension

Declension of gonán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gonán gonáin vocative a ghonáin a ghonána genitive gonáin gonán dative gonán gonáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gonán na gonáin genitive an ghonáin na ngonán dative leis an ngonán don ghonán leis na gonáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of gonán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gonán	ghonán	ngonán

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