rufachán

Irish

Etymology

rufach (“ruffed”) +‎ -án

Noun

rufachán m (genitive singular rufacháin, nominative plural rufacháin)

ruff (sandpiper)

Declension

Declension of rufachán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rufachán	rufacháin
Vocative	a rufacháin	a rufachána
Genitive	rufacháin	rufachán
Dative	rufachán	rufacháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an rufachán	na rufacháin
Genitive	an rufacháin	na rufachán
Dative	leis an rufachán don rufachán	leis na rufacháin

Further reading

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

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