bolcán

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Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bəl̪ˠˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔlˠkɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔlˠkænˠ/

Noun

bolcán m (genitive singular bolcáin, nominative plural bolcáin)

volcano
(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

bolcánach (“volcanic”)
bolcánacht (“volcanism”)
bolcáneolaíocht (“volcanology”)

Descendants

→ Fingallian: bolcane
- → English: bolcane

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bolcán	bholcán	mbolcán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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