cadán

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English caddis or one of the related dialectal forms, suffixed with -án.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkad̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkad̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun[edit]

cadán m (genitive singular cadáin)

caddis (larva of the caddis fly)

Declension[edit]

Declension of cadán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	cadán
Vocative	a chadáin
Genitive	cadáin
Dative	cadán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an cadán
Genitive	an chadáin
Dative	leis an gcadán don chadán

Descendants[edit]

→ Yola: kuddan (figurative)

Further reading[edit]

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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