asclán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ascallán (gusset). By surface analysis, ascaill (armpit) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

asclán m (genitive singular ascláin, nominative plural ascláin)

  1. something carried under the arm; armful
  2. (construction) gusset
  3. (nautical) clinker piece, beam knee
    Synonym: cluasán

Declension

Declension of asclán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative asclán ascláin
vocative a ascláin a asclána
genitive ascláin asclán
dative asclán ascláin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-asclán na hascláin
genitive an ascláin na n-asclán
dative leis an asclán
don asclán
leis na hascláin

Mutation

Mutated forms of asclán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
asclán n-asclán hasclán not applicable

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