stopallán

Irish

Etymology

From stop + -all- + -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠt̪ˠopˠəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠopˠəl̪ˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠapˠəlˠanˠ/[1]

Noun

stopallán m (genitive singular stopalláin, nominative plural stopalláin)

  1. stopper, plug, bung
    Synonym: stoipéad

Declension

Declension of stopallán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative stopallán stopalláin
vocative a stopalláin a stopallána
genitive stopalláin stopallán
dative stopallán stopalláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an stopallán na stopalláin
genitive an stopalláin na stopallán
dative leis an stopallán
don stopallán 		leis na stopalláin

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 196

Further reading

  • “stopallán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “stopalán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1129; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “stopallán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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