sreangán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sreang +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɾʲɑuˈŋɑːn̪ˠ/, ; /ʃɾʲɑuŋˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/,

Noun

sreangán m (genitive singular sreangáin, nominative plural sreangáin)

  1. string (long, thin structure made from twisted threads)
    Synonym: sreang
  2. twine (strong thread)
    Synonym: ruóg
  3. cord (length of twisted strands)
    Synonyms: corda, téad

Declension

Declension of sreangán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sreangán sreangáin
Vocative a shreangáin a shreangána
Genitive sreangáin sreangán
Dative sreangán sreangáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sreangán na sreangáin
Genitive an tsreangáin na sreangán
Dative leis an sreangán

don sreangán

leis na sreangáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sreangán shreangán
after an, tsreangán 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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