nuachtán

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Irish

Etymology

From nuacht (“news”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nˠuˑəxt̪ˠaːnˠ/

Noun

nuachtán m (genitive singular nuachtáin, nominative plural nuachtáin)

newspaper, journal

Declension

Declension of nuachtán (first declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	nuachtán	nuachtáin
vocative	a nuachtáin	a nuachtána
genitive	nuachtáin	nuachtán
dative	nuachtán	nuachtáin

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an nuachtán	na nuachtáin
genitive	an nuachtáin	na nuachtán
dative	leis an nuachtán don nuachtán	leis na nuachtáin

Synonyms

páipéar nuachta

Derived terms

nuachtánachas m (“journalese”)
nuachtánaí m (“newsagent”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nuachtán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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