giotán

Irish

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, giota (bit, piece) +‎ -án.

Noun

giotán m (genitive singular giotáin, nominative plural giotáin)

  1. (computing) bit
Declension
Declension of giotán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative giotán giotáin
vocative a ghiotáin a ghiotána
genitive giotáin giotán
dative giotán giotáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an giotán na giotáin
genitive an ghiotáin na ngiotán
dative leis an ngiotán
don ghiotán 		leis na giotáin

Etymology 2

Noun

giotán m (genitive singular giotáin, nominative plural giotáin)

  1. alternative form of giotachán (little fellow, youngster)
Declension
Declension of giotán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative giotán giotáin
vocative a ghiotáin a ghiotána
genitive giotáin giotán
dative giotán giotáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an giotán na giotáin
genitive an ghiotáin na ngiotán
dative leis an ngiotán
don ghiotán 		leis na giotáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of giotán
radical lenition eclipsis
giotán ghiotán ngiotán

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “giotán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “giotán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
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