Irish Word of the Day
guthán
GOO-hawn • noun — 30th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: phone; telephone (including mobile phone)
Examples
- An bhfuil do ghuthán leat?
(Do you have your phone with you?) - Seolaim teachtaireachtaí ar mo ghuthán gach lá.
(I send messages on my phone every day.) - Chaill mé mo ghuthán ar an mbus.
(I lost my phone on the bus.)
Synonyms
- fón
- guthán póca
Guthán is the common Irish word for a phone and is used for both landlines and mobile phones. In speech you will often hear possessive forms with lenition (e.g. mo ghuthán = my phone). Informally people also say fón or fón póca.
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