geanc

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Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

geanc f (genitive singular geince, nominative plural geanca)

  1. snub nose

Declension

Declension of geanc (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative geanc geanca
vocative a gheanc a gheanca
genitive geince geanc
dative geanc
geinc (archaic, dialectal)
geanca
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gheanc na geanca
genitive na geince na ngeanc
dative leis an ngeanc
leis an ngeinc (archaic, dialectal)
don gheanc
don gheinc (archaic, dialectal)
leis na geanca

Mutation

Mutated forms of geanc
radical lenition eclipsis
geanc gheanc ngeanc

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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