casán

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

casán m (genitive singular casáin, nominative plural casáin)

  1. Ulster form of cosán
    • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
      Shiubhal sé leis arís, gur casadh air poll mór uisge i lár a chasáin.
      He walked on again till he met with a large pool of water in the middle of his path.

Declension

Declension of casán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative casán casáin
vocative a chasáin a chasána
genitive casáin casán
dative casán casáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an casán na casáin
genitive an chasáin na gcasán
dative leis an gcasán
don chasán 		leis na casáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of casán
radical lenition eclipsis
casán chasán gcasán

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

References

  1. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎ (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 3

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly cos (“foot”) +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

Noun

casán m

  1. path, footpath
Descendants
  • Irish: cosán
  • Manx: cassan
  • Scottish Gaelic: casan

Etymology 2

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Noun

casán m

  1. fastener or ornament for a cloak

Mutation

Mutation of casán
radical lenition nasalization
casán chasán casán
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

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