deisealán

Irish

Etymology

From deiseal (“turn to the right”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲɛʃəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛʃəlˠɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛʃalˠanˠ/[1]

Noun

deisealán m (genitive singular deisealáin, nominative plural deisealáin)

cowlick

Declension

Declension of deisealán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deisealán	deisealáin
Vocative	a dheisealáin	a dheisealána
Genitive	deisealáin	deisealán
Dative	deisealán	deisealáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an deisealán	na deisealáin
Genitive	an deisealáin	na ndeisealán
Dative	leis an deisealán don deisealán	leis na deisealáin

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deisealán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 236
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deisealán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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