caolán
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From caol (“slender, narrow”) + -án.
Noun[edit]
caolán m (genitive singular caoláin, nominative plural caoláin)
- (geography) creek
- (anatomy) small intestine
- catgut
- Synonym: snáithe caoláin
- Alternative form of caoladán (“thin person, thing”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of caolán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- caolán beag
- caolán imleacáin (“umbilical cord”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caolán | chaolán | gcaolán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caolán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caolán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “caolán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024