caolán

See also: caolan and Caolán

Irish

Etymology

From caol (“slender, narrow”) +‎ -án.

Noun

caolán m (genitive singular caoláin, nominative plural caoláin)

1. (geography) creek
2. (anatomy) small intestine
3. catgut

   Synonym: snáithe caoláin

4. Alternative form of caoladán (“thin person, thing”)

Declension

Declension of caolán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caolán caoláin Vocative a chaoláin a chaolána Genitive caoláin caolán Dative caolán caoláin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caolán na caoláin Genitive an chaoláin na gcaolán Dative leis an gcaolán don chaolán leis na caoláin

Derived terms

• caolán beag
• caolán imleacáin (“umbilical cord”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caolán	chaolán	gcaolán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caolán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “caolán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “caolán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.