stalcán

Irish

Etymology

From stalc (“stiff, stodgy, thing”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

stalcán m (genitive singular stalcáin, nominative plural stalcáin)

1. stodgy thing; stiff, dead, thing

Declension

Declension of stalcán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative stalcán stalcáin Vocative a stalcáin a stalcána Genitive stalcáin stalcán Dative stalcán stalcáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an stalcán na stalcáin Genitive an stalcáin na stalcán Dative leis an stalcán don stalcán leis na stalcáin

Derived terms

• stalcánacht f (“stodginess; stiffness, stubbornness”)
• stalcánta (“stodgy; stiff, stubborn”, adjective)

References

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