caolan

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See also: caolán, Caolan, and Caolán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cáelán.

Noun

caolan m (genitive singular caolain, plural caolain or caolanan)

  1. catgut
  2. intestine, small intestine, gut, tripe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of caolan
radical lenition
caolan chaolan

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