caolán

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See also: caolan and Caolán

Irish

Etymology

From caol (“slender, narrow”) +‎ -án.

Noun

caolán m (genitive singular caoláin, nominative plural caoláin)

  1. (geography) creek
  2. (anatomy) small intestine
  3. catgut
    Synonym: snáithe caoláin
  4. Alternative form of caoladán (“thin person, thing”)

Declension

Declension of caolán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative caolán caoláin
vocative a chaoláin a chaolána
genitive caoláin caolán
dative caolán caoláin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an caolán na caoláin
genitive an chaoláin na gcaolán
dative leis an gcaolán
don chaolán 		leis na caoláin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caolán
radical lenition eclipsis
caolán chaolán gcaolán

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

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