earcán

Irish

Etymology 1

From earc (“lizard”) +‎ -án.

Noun

earcán m (genitive singular earcáin, nominative plural earcáin)

1. blindworm, slowworm

Synonyms

• earcán caoch

Etymology 2

Noun

earcán m (genitive singular earcáin, nominative plural earcáin)

1. Alternative form of arcán (“piglet”)

Declension

Declension of earcán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative earcán earcáin Vocative a earcáin a earcána Genitive earcáin earcán Dative earcán earcáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-earcán na hearcáin Genitive an earcáin na n-earcán Dative leis an earcán don earcán leis na hearcáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earcán	n-earcán	hearcán	t-earcán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “earcán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN