eitleán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From eitil (“fly”, verb) +‎ -án. Compare Scottish Gaelic itealan.

Pronunciation

Noun

eitleán m (genitive singular eitleáin, nominative plural eitleáin)

  1. airplane
    Synonym: (obsolete) bád aeir

Declension

Declension of eitleán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eitleán eitleáin
Vocative a eitleáin a eitleána
Genitive eitleáin eitleán
Dative eitleán eitleáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-eitleán na heitleáin
Genitive an eitleáin na n-eitleán
Dative leis an eitleán

don eitleán

leis na heitleáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eitleán n-eitleán heitleán t-eitleán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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