armlón

Irish

Etymology

From arm +‎ lón.

Noun

armlón m (genitive singular armlóin)

  1. ammunition

Declension
Declension of armlón

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative armlón
Vocative a armlóin
Genitive armlóin
Dative armlón

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-armlón
Genitive an armlóin
Dative leis an armlón

don armlón

Synonyms
  • lón cogaidh
  • lón lámhaigh

Derived terms
  • bosca armlóin (“ammunition box”)
  • crios armlóin (“ammunition belt”)
  • fáiscín armlóin (“ammunition clip”)
  • iompróir armlóin (“ammunition carrier”)
  • long armlóin (“ammunition ship”)
  • taisce armlóin (“ammunition dump”)
  • vaigín armlóin (“ammunition-wagon, caisson”)
  • armlann (“ammunition depot”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
armlón n-armlón harmlón t-armlón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “armlón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “ammunition”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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