carnán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From carn +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaːɾˠn̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈkaːɾˠn̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

carnán m (genitive singular carnáin, nominative plural carnáin)

  1. heap, pile
    carnán bruscair ― heap of rubbish, kitchen midden
  2. mound, hillock
  3. (card games) kitty (set of additional cards dealt face down in some games)
    Synonym: ciste

Declension

Declension of carnán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative carnán carnáin
vocative a charnáin a charnána
genitive carnáin carnán
dative carnán carnáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an carnán na carnáin
genitive an charnáin na gcarnán
dative leis an gcarnán
don charnán 		leis na carnáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of carnán
radical lenition eclipsis
carnán charnán gcarnán

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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