ruacan

Irish

Alternative forms

• ruacán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuəkənˠ/

Noun

ruacan m (genitive singular ruacain, nominative plural ruacain)

1. cockle (bivalve)

   Synonyms: gruán, sruán

Declension

Declension of ruacan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ruacan ruacain Vocative a ruacain a ruacana Genitive ruacain ruacan Dative ruacan ruacain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ruacan na ruacain Genitive an ruacain na ruacan Dative leis an ruacan don ruacan leis na ruacain

Further reading

• “ruacan”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ruacán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 580
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ruacan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN