acsón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

Noun

acsón m (genitive singular acsóin, nominative plural acsóin)

  1. (cytology) axon
    Synonym: néarshnáithín

Declension
Declension of acsón

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acsón acsóin
Vocative a acsóin a acsóna
Genitive acsóin acsón
Dative acsón acsóin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-acsón na hacsóin
Genitive an acsóin na n-acsón
Dative leis an acsón

don acsón

 leis na hacsóin

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
acsón n-acsón hacsón t-acsón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "acsón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “axon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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