castán
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish castán (compare Manx and Scottish Gaelic castan), from Latin castanea or Old French chastaigne (modern French châtaigne), with influence from the native suffix -án.
Noun[edit]
castán m (genitive singular castáin, nominative plural castáin)
- (Spanish, sweet) chestnut
Declension[edit]
Declension of castán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- castán Eorpach (“sweet chestnut”)
- castán uisce (“water chestnut”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
castán | chastán | gcastán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
- cnó capaill (“horse-chestnut”)
- geanmchnó (“chestnut”)
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “castán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “castán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Entries containing “castán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “castán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.