Irish

Noun

cuain m

1. genitive singular of cuán ‎(“small dog”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cúan ‎(“litter of pups or other small animals”)

Noun

cuain f ‎(genitive singular cuaine, nominative plural cuaineanna)

1. a litter of puppies

Etymology 3

Noun

cuain m

1. genitive singular of cuan

References

• "cuain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cúan

Noun

cuain f ‎(genitive cuaine, plural cuainean)

1. litter of puppies or piglets

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

cuain m

1. genitive singular of cuan

References

• “1 cúan” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9