roithleán

Irish

Alternative forms
  • roilleán, roithín, roithleog, roithlín, roithneal, rothlán
  • raithléan, rethlén, roithlén, roithlenn, roithleun (obsolete)

Etymology

From roth +‎ -leán

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɨ̞hlʲanˠ/, /ˈɾˠɨ̞hlʲan̪ˠ/

Noun

roithleán m (genitive singular roithleáin, nominative plural roithleáin)

  1. any sort of round or revolving circle or disc, specifically:
    1. small wheel (not usually of a vehicle)
      Synonym: roth (of a vehicle)
    2. pulley
    3. roller, caster
    4. reel, spool
  2. (figuratively) mental confusion
    Tá mo cheann ina roithleán/Tá roithleán i mo cheann
    My head is spinning/My head is in a whirl

Declension
Declension of roithleán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative roithleán roithleáin
Vocative a roithleáin a roithleána
Genitive roithleáin roithleán
Dative roithleán roithleáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an roithleán na roithleáin
Genitive an roithleáin na roithleán
Dative leis an roithleán

don roithleán

 leis na roithleáin

Derived terms
  • roithleán eiteáin (“spindle whorl”)
  • roithleán beilte (“belt pulley”)
  • roithleán slíobtha (“buffing wheel”)
  • roithleán teannais (“tension pulley, tension roller”)

Further reading
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