casán

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Irish

Pronunciation

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Noun

casán m (genitive singular casáin, nominative plural casáin)

  1. Ulster form of cosán

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
casán chasán gcasán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt[1] (in Irish), Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 3

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly cos (foot) +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

Noun

casán m

  1. path, footpath
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: cosán
  • Manx: cassan
  • Scottish Gaelic: casan

Etymology 2

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Noun

casán m

  1. fastener or ornament for a cloak
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

Mutation

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