nathán

Irish

Etymology

From nath +‎ -án.

Noun

nathán m (genitive singular naitháin, nominative plural naitháin)

aphorism

Declension

Declension of naithán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	naithán	naitháin
Vocative	a naitháin	a naithána
Genitive	naitháin	naithán
Dative	naithán	naitháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an naithán	na naitháin
Genitive	an naitháin	na naithán
Dative	leis an naithán don naithán	leis na naitháin

Derived terms

nathánach
nathánacht, nathántaíocht
nathánaí

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nathán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “nathán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “nathán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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