caolan

See also: caolán, Caolan, and Caolán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cáelán.

Noun

caolan m (genitive singular caolain, plural caolain or caolanan)

1. catgut
2. intestine, small intestine, gut, tripe

Derived terms

• caolan mòr

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
caolan	chaolan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.