imleacán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • imleann, imleog, imlinn

Etymology

From Middle Irish imlecán, from Middle Irish *imlec (a derivative of Old Irish imbliu, from Proto-Celtic *ambelyū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl) + -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈimʲ(ə)lʲəkɑːn̪ˠ/,[1] IPA(key): /imʲlʲəˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈimʲlʲəkɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈimʲlʲəkænˠ/

Noun

imleacán m (genitive singular imleacáin, nominative plural imleacáin)

  1. navel, belly button

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
imleacán n-imleacán himleacán not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 46

Further reading

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