guthán

See also: guthan

Irish

Etymology

From guth (“voice”) +‎ -án (augmentative suffix).

Noun

guthán m (genitive singular gutháin, nominative plural gutháin)

  1. telephone
    Synonyms: teileafón, fón

Declension
Declension of guthán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative guthán gutháin
Vocative a ghutháin a ghuthána
Genitive gutháin guthán
Dative guthán gutháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an guthán na gutháin
Genitive an ghutháin na nguthán
Dative leis an nguthán

don ghuthán

 leis na gutháin

Derived terms
  • bosca gutháin (“call-box”)
  • cianghlaoch gutháin (“trunk-call”)
  • guthán cliste (“smart phone”)
  • guthán diaile (“dial-telephone”)
  • guthán póca (“cellular phone”)
  • guthánaíocht (“(act of) telephoning”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
guthán ghuthán nguthán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Further reading
  • Entries containing “guthán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “guthán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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