áthán

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See also: athan, Athan, athán, àthan, and á thần

Irish

Etymology

From áth (opening) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

áthán m (genitive singular átháin, nominative plural átháin)

  1. (anatomy) anus

Declension

Declension of áthán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative áthán átháin
vocative a átháin a áthána
genitive átháin áthán
dative áthán átháin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-áthán na hátháin
genitive an átháin na n-áthán
dative leis an áthán
don áthán
leis na hátháin

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of áthán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áthán n-áthán háthán t-áthán

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

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