Dún Dealgan
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Irish
Etymology
Literally, “fort of Dealga”
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/, (with nasal assimilation) /ˌd̪ˠuːnʲ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠuːnˠ ˈdʲalˠəɡənˠ/, /ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/; (with nasal assimilation) /ˌd̪ˠuːn̠ʲ ˈdʲalˠəɡənˠ/, /ˌd̪ˠuːn̠ʲ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/
Proper noun
Dún Dealgan m (genitive Dún Dealgan)
- Dundalk (the county town of County Louth, Ireland)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Dún Dealgan | Dhún Dealgan | nDún Dealgan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.