cuain
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish cúan (“litter of pups or other small animals”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
cuain f (genitive singular cuaine, nominative plural cuaineanna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cuain
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
cuain m
- vocative/genitive singular of cuan (“haven; harbour; place of refuge; bow, curve; bowed, stooped, person”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cuain | chuain | gcuain |
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) “cuain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cuain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
cuain f (genitive singular cuaine, plural cuainean)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
cuain m
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cuain | chuain |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cuain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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