gealán

Irish

Alternative forms

• dealán

Etymology

From geal (“bright”) +‎ -án.

Noun

gealán m (genitive singular gealáin, nominative plural gealáin)

1. aurora
2. whiting

Declension

Declension of gealán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gealán gealáin Vocative a ghealáin a ghealána Genitive gealáin gealán Dative gealán gealáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gealán na gealáin Genitive an ghealáin na ngealán Dative leis an ngealán don ghealán leis na gealáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gealán	ghealán	ngealán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “gealán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gealán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.