nuachtán

Irish

Etymology

From nuacht (“news”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nˠuˑəxt̪ˠaːnˠ/

Noun

nuachtán m (genitive singular nuachtáin, nominative plural nuachtáin)

newspaper, journal

Declension

Declension of nuachtán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nuachtán	nuachtáin
Vocative	a nuachtáin	a nuachtána
Genitive	nuachtáin	nuachtán
Dative	nuachtán	nuachtáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an nuachtán	na nuachtáin
Genitive	an nuachtáin	na nuachtán
Dative	leis an nuachtán don nuachtán	leis na nuachtáin

Synonyms

páipéar nuachta

Derived terms

nuachtánachas m (“journalese”)
nuachtánaí m (“newsagent”)

Further reading

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

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