geocán

Irish

Alternative forms

• deocán, diúcán
• geócán (obsolete)

Etymology

From geoc +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟoːˈkɑːn̪ˠ/, [ɟoːˈkɑ̃ːn̪ˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟoːkɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɔːkanˠ/

Noun

geocán m (genitive singular geocáin, nominative plural geocáin)

1. (music) reed

   Synonym: feag

2. windpipe

   Synonym: píobán

Declension

Declension of geocán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative geocán geocáin Vocative a gheocáin a gheocána Genitive geocáin geocán Dative geocán geocáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an geocán na geocáin Genitive an gheocáin na ngeocán Dative leis an ngeocán don gheocán leis na geocáin

Further reading

• “geocán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “diúcán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 246
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “geocán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 360
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geocán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24