gandal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ganndal m (“gander”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ˈɡaun̪ˠd̪ˠəl̪ˠ]

Noun

gandal m (genitive singular gandail, nominative plural gandail)

  1. gander (male goose)

Declension
Declension of gandal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gandal gandail
Vocative a ghandail a ghandala
Genitive gandail gandal
Dative gandal gandail

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gandal na gandail
Genitive an ghandail na ngandal
Dative leis an ngandal

don ghandal

 leis na gandail

Coordinate terms
  • gé f (“goose”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gandal ghandal ngandal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "gandal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “ganndal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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