gonán

See also: gonan

Irish

Etymology

From the root of goin (“wound”) + -án.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔnˠanˠ/[1]

Noun

gonán m (genitive singular gonáin, nominative plural gonáin)

canine tooth
Synonyms: cíocrán, géarán

Declension

Declension of gonán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gonán	gonáin
Vocative	a ghonáin	a ghonána
Genitive	gonáin	gonán
Dative	gonán	gonáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an gonán	na gonáin
Genitive	an ghonáin	na ngonán
Dative	leis an ngonán don ghonán	leis na gonáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gonán	ghonán	ngonán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gonán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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