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Middle Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cúan.
Noun
cúan f
- litter
- pack
- band
- family
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).[1]
Noun
cúan m
- bay
- gulf
- harbour
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| cúan |
chúan |
cúan
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- (litter, pack): Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- (bay, gulf): Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kounā, related to cú (“dog”).[1]
Attempts to relate to Proto-Slavic *kupъ (“heap”), Lithuanian kaupas (“heap”), and Proto-Germanic *haupaz have been made,[2] but the semantics are difficult to reconcile.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
cúan f
- litter
- pack
- band
- family
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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cúanL
|
cúainL
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cúanaH
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| Vocative
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cúanL
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cúainL
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cúanaH
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| Accusative
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cúainN
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cúainL
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cúanaH
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| Genitive
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cúaineH
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cúanL
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cúanN
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| Dative
|
cúainL
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cúanaib
|
cúanaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
|
| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
|
| cúan
|
chúan
|
cúan
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
|
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cúan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading