bolcán

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Irish

Etymology

From French volcan (adapted to the suffix -án), from Latin Vulcānus, from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

Noun

bolcán m (genitive singular bolcáin, nominative plural bolcáin)

  1. volcano
  2. (obsolete) spirits, strong drink, poteen

Declension

Declension of bolcán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bolcán bolcáin
vocative a bholcáin a bholcána
genitive bolcáin bolcán
dative bolcán bolcáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bolcán na bolcáin
genitive an bholcáin na mbolcán
dative leis an mbolcán
don bholcán
leis na bolcáin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Fingallian: bolcane

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolcán
radical lenition eclipsis
bolcán bholcán mbolcán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.