cáelán

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Old Irish

Etymology

cáel +‎ -án

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaːi̯laːn/

Noun

cáelán m

gut, bowel

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cáelán	cáelán^L	cáeláin^L
Vocative	cáeláin	cáelán^L	cáelánu^H
Accusative	cáelán^N	cáelán^L	cáelánu^H
Genitive	cáeláin^L	cáelán	cáelán^N
Dative	cáelán^L	cáelánaib	cáelánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: caolán
Manx: collane
Scottish Gaelic: caolan

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