deisealán

Irish

Etymology

From deiseal (“turn to the right”) ‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲɛʃəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛʃəlˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛʃalˠanˠ/

Noun

deisealán m (genitive singular deisealáin, nominative plural deisealáin)

1. cowlick

Declension

Declension of deisealán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative deisealán deisealáin vocative a dheisealáin a dheisealána genitive deisealáin deisealán dative deisealán deisealáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an deisealán na deisealáin genitive an deisealáin na ndeisealán dative leis an deisealán don deisealán leis na deisealáin

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deisealán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 236
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deisealán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN