túcán
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French toucan or Portuguese/Spanish tucán, from Tupian tuka, tukan, tukana, which probably originated as an imitation of its cry.
Noun[edit]
túcán m (genitive singular túcáin, nominative plural túcáin)
Declension[edit]
Declension of túcán
Descendants[edit]
- → Yola: thokeawn (figurative)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
túcán | thúcán | dtúcán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “túcán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “túcán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “túcán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.