guthán

See also: guthan

Irish

Etymology

From guth (“voice”) +‎ -án (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊhɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

guthán m (genitive singular gutháin, nominative plural gutháin)

  1. telephone
    Synonyms: teileafón, fón

Declension

Declension of guthán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative guthán gutháin
vocative a ghutháin a ghuthána
genitive gutháin guthán
dative guthán gutháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an guthán na gutháin
genitive an ghutháin na nguthán
dative leis an nguthán
don ghuthán 		leis na gutháin

Derived terms

  • bosca gutháin (“call-box”)
  • cianghlaoch gutháin (“trunk-call”)
  • guthán cliste (“smart phone”)
  • guthán diaile (“dial-telephone”)
  • guthán póca (“cellular phone”)
  • guthánaíocht (“(act of) telephoning”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of guthán
radical lenition eclipsis
guthán ghuthán nguthán

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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