gluaisteán

Irish

gluaisteán

Etymology

From gluaiste +‎ -án, from gluais (“to move”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡl̪ˠʊəʃtʲɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

gluaisteán m (genitive singular gluaisteáin, nominative plural gluaisteáin)

1. car, automobile

   Synonym: carr

Declension

Declension of gluaisteán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gluaisteán gluaisteáin Vocative a ghluaisteáin a ghluaisteána Genitive gluaisteáin gluaisteán Dative gluaisteán gluaisteáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gluaisteán na gluaisteáin Genitive an ghluaisteáin na ngluaisteán Dative leis an ngluaisteán don ghluaisteán leis na gluaisteáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gluaisteán	ghluaisteán	ngluaisteán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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