ceangaltán

Irish

Alternative forms

• ceanglachán

Etymology

From ceangail (“to tie”) +‎ -(t)án

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcaŋəl̪ˠt̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈcaŋəl̪ˠt̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

ceangaltán m (genitive singular ceangaltáin, nominative plural ceangaltáin)

1. bundle (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying)
2. packet, parcel
3. attachment (file sent along with a message)

Declension

Declension of ceangaltán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ceangaltán ceangaltáin Vocative a cheangaltáin a cheangaltána Genitive ceangaltáin ceangaltán Dative ceangaltán ceangaltáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceangaltán na ceangaltáin Genitive an cheangaltáin na gceangaltán Dative leis an gceangaltán don cheangaltán leis na ceangaltáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceangaltán	cheangaltán	gceangaltán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “ceangaltán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cengaltán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceangaltán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 125
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceangaltán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79