cosán

See also: cosan

Irish

Alternative forms

• casán (Ulster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish casán. By surface analysis, cos +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/, [kəˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɔsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsˠɑnˠ/, /ˈkɑsˠɑn̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling casán)

Noun

cosán m (genitive singular cosáin, nominative plural cosáin)

1. path, footway, track
2. footpath, pavement, sidewalk

Declension

Declension of cosán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cosán cosáin Vocative a chosáin a chosána Genitive cosáin cosán Dative cosán cosáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cosán na cosáin Genitive an chosáin na gcosán Dative leis an gcosán don chosán leis na cosáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cosán	chosán	gcosán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Noun

cosán m

1. Alternative form of casán