cúan

See also: cuan, cuàn, cuán, cuān, and cúán

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːa̯n/

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapno-, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

cúan m

1. bay
2. gulf
3. harbour

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: cuan
• Manx: keayn
• Scottish Gaelic: cuan

Etymology 2

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Noun

cúan f

1. litter
2. pack
3. band
4. family

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cúan	chúan	cúan pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.