Coileán

See also: coileán, coilean, and còilean

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Cuilén (literally “pup, youth, trickster”), from Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

Proper noun

Coileán m (genitive Choileáin)

1. a male given name often anglicized as Colin, which is etymologically unrelated

Declension

Declension of Coileán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Coileán Vocative a Choileáin Genitive Coileáin Dative Coileán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Coileán Genitive an Choileáin Dative leis an gCoileán don Choileán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Coileán	Choileán	gCoileán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.