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cuán
cuán
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cúán, synchronically analyzable as cú + -án.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuán m (genitive singular cuáin, nominative plural cuáin)
- small dog
Declension
Declension of cuán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cuain (“litter of puppies”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cuán | chuán | gcuán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "cuán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.