imleacán

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish imlecán, from Middle Irish *imlec (a derivative of Old Irish imbliu, from Proto-Celtic *ambelyū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl) + -án.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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imleacán m (genitive singular imleacáin, nominative plural imleacáin)

  1. navel, belly button

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
imleacán n-imleacán himleacán not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 46

Further reading

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