áillecán

Middle Irish

Etymology

From áille (“beauty”) +‎ -ecán (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːl͈ʲəɡaːn/

Noun

áillecán m

toy, plaything

Descendants

Irish: áilleagán
Scottish Gaelic: àilleagan

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “áillecán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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