cuán

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See also: cuan, cuàn, cuān, cúan, and cúán

Aragonese[edit]

Adverb[edit]

cuán

  1. when

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish cúán. By surface analysis, +‎ -án.

Noun[edit]

cuán m (genitive singular cuáin, nominative plural cuáin)

  1. Diminutive of (hound, greyhound)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
  • cuain f (litter of puppies)

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuán m (genitive singular cuáin, nominative plural cuáin)

  1. Alternative form of cumhán ((fit of) lonesomeness; anxiety, sorrow)

Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuán chuán gcuán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Mandarin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Romanization[edit]

cuán (cuan2, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄢˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𭄛
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𰏁
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwan/ [ˈkwãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: cuán

Adverb[edit]

cuán

  1. accented form of cuan (used when interrogative or exclamatory)
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Si siguieras mis indicaciones que son las de una madre desinteresada, y se ajustan al criterio de tu padre y a la voluntad de tu santo tío, entonces, querida Gloria, ¡cuán distinta sería tu situación ante Dios y ante los hombres!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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