dúlamán

Irish

Etymology

Earlier dubh-lomán, from dubh (“black”) and lomán (“log”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːl̪ˠəˈmˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːlˠəmˠɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːlˠəmˠænˠ/

Noun

dúlamán m (genitive singular dúlamáin)

channelled wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata), a type of edible seaweed.

Declension

Declension of dúlamán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	dúlamán
Vocative	a dhúlamáin
Genitive	dúlamáin
Dative	dúlamán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an dúlamán
Genitive	an dúlamáin
Dative	leis an dúlamán don dúlamán

Related terms

feamainn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dúlamán	dhúlamán	ndúlamán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“dúlamán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dúlamán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 270
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúlamán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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