armlón

Irish

Etymology

From arm +‎ lón.

Noun

armlón m (genitive singular armlóin)

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”)

Related terms

armlann (“ammunition depot”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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

"armlón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“ammunition” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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