Dún Dealgan

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “fort of Dealga”

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/, (with nasal assimilation) /ˌd̪ˠuːnʲ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠuːnˠ ˈdʲalˠəɡənˠ/, /ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/; (with nasal assimilation) /ˌd̪ˠuːn̠ʲ ˈdʲalˠəɡənˠ/, /ˌd̪ˠuːn̠ʲ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Dún Dealgan m (genitive Dún Dealgan)

  1. Dundalk (the county town of County Louth, Ireland)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Dún Dealgan Dhún Dealgan nDún Dealgan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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