rilleán

Irish

Etymology

From rill +‎ -án.

Noun

rilleán m (genitive singular rilleáin, nominative plural rilleáin)

riddle, coarse sieve

Declension

Declension of rilleán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rilleán	rilleáin
Vocative	a rilleáin	a rilleána
Genitive	rilleáin	rilleán
Dative	rilleán	rilleáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an rilleán	na rilleáin
Genitive	an rilleáin	na rilleán
Dative	leis an rilleán don rilleán	leis na rilleáin

Further reading

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

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