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Irish
Etymology
The Caighdeán Oifigiúil spelling of mudharlán (spelt muġarlán with unetymological lenited g in Patrick's Dineen's Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla (1927)), an irregular change from mudharnán, from Old Irish mudornán (“ankle”), from Old Irish mudhorn (“ankle”) + -án (a diminutive suffix).
Noun
murlán m (genitive singular murláin, nominative plural murláin)
- knob
- door handle
- knuckleball
- small round object
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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murlán
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mhurlán
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
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