gabhdán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gabh (“to take”) +‎ -adán

Noun

gabhdán m (genitive singular gabhdáin, nominative plural gabhdáin)

  1. holder, container, receptacle
    Synonym: coimeádán
  2. (chemistry) receiver (vessel for receiving and holding)

Declension

Declension of gabhdán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gabhdán gabhdáin
Vocative a ghabhdáin a ghabhdána
Genitive gabhdáin gabhdán
Dative gabhdán gabhdáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gabhdán na gabhdáin
Genitive an ghabhdáin na ngabhdán
Dative leis an ngabhdán

don ghabhdán

leis na gabhdáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gabhdán ghabhdán ngabhdán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ “gabhdán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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