stalcán

Irish

Etymology

From stalc (“stiff, stodgy, thing”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

stalcán m (genitive singular stalcáin, nominative plural stalcáin)

  1. stodgy thing; stiff, dead, thing

Declension
Declension of stalcán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stalcán stalcáin
Vocative a stalcáin a stalcána
Genitive stalcáin stalcán
Dative stalcán stalcáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an stalcán na stalcáin
Genitive an stalcáin na stalcán
Dative leis an stalcán

don stalcán

 leis na stalcáin

Derived terms
  • stalcánacht f (“stodginess; stiffness, stubbornness”)
  • stalcánta (“stodgy; stiff, stubborn”, adjective)

References
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