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
singular plural
nominative stalcán stalcáin
vocative a stalcáin a stalcána
genitive stalcáin stalcán
dative stalcán stalcáin
forms with the definite article
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)

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