cantain

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cantain, a late verbal noun of canaid (“sings, recites”).

Noun

cantain f (genitive singular cantana)

1. chanting, singing

Declension

Declension of cantain

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative cantain Vocative a chantain Genitive cantana Dative cantain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chantain Genitive na cantana Dative leis an gcantain don chantain