alchaing

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish alchaing, from al + cuing.

Noun

alchaing f (genitive singular alchainge, nominative plural alchaingí)

  1. (literary) rack (for weapons, utensils, etc.)

Declension

Declension of alchaing (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative alchaing alchaingí
vocative a alchaing a alchaingí
genitive alchainge alchaingí
dative alchaing alchaingí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an alchaing na halchaingí
genitive na halchainge na n-alchaingí
dative leis an alchaing
don alchaing
leis na halchaingí

Mutation

Mutated forms of alchaing
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alchaing n-alchaing halchaing not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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