bolcán

See also: Bolcán

Irish

Etymology

From French volcan (adapted to the suffix -án), from Latin Vulcānus, from Etruscan.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bəl̪ˠˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbɔlˠkɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbɔlˠkænˠ/

Noun

bolcán m (genitive singular bolcáin, nominative plural bolcáin)

  1. volcano
  2. (obsolete) spirits, strong drink, poteen

Declension
Declension of bolcán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bolcán bolcáin
Vocative a bholcáin a bholcána
Genitive bolcáin bolcán
Dative bolcán bolcáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bolcán na bolcáin
Genitive an bholcáin na mbolcán
Dative leis an mbolcán

don bholcán

 leis na bolcáin

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Fingallian: bolcane

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bolcán bholcán mbolcán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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