giúrann

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish giugran. Compare Scottish Gaelic giùran.

Noun

giúrann m (genitive singular giúrainn, nominative plural giúrainn)

  1. barnacle
  2. shipworm, teredo
  3. barnacle goose

Declension

Declension of giúrann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative giúrann giúrainn
Vocative a ghiúrainn a ghiúranna
Genitive giúrainn giúrann
Dative giúrann giúrainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an giúrann na giúrainn
Genitive an ghiúrainn na ngiúrann
Dative leis an ngiúrann

don ghiúrann

leis na giúrainn

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giúrann ghiúrann ngiúrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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