corcán

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾˠkɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

corcán m (genitive singular corcáin, nominative plural corcáin)

  1. stock pot (flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food)
    Synonym: pota
  2. (anatomy) paunch, potbelly (large, swollen, or protruding abdomen)

Declension

Declension of corcán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative corcán corcáin
Vocative a chorcáin a chorcána
Genitive corcáin corcán
Dative corcán corcáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an corcán na corcáin
Genitive an chorcáin na gcorcán
Dative leis an gcorcán

don chorcán

leis na corcáin

Derived terms

nouns

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
corcán chorcán gcorcán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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