Hungarian

Noun

arcán

1. superessive singular of arca

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /aɾˠˈkɑːnˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠkɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠkænˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish orcán, from orc ‎(“pig”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos; synchronically, arc ‎(“piglet”) +‎ -án.

Noun

arcán m ‎(genitive singular arcáin, nominative plural arcáin)

1. piglet

Derived terms

• arcán talún ‎(“aardvark”)

Etymology 2

Noun

arcán m ‎(genitive singular arcáin, nominative plural arcáin)

1. Alternative form of earcán ‎(“blindworm, slow-worm”)

Declension

Mutation

References

• "arcán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “orcán (‘pigling’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.