cuilén

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Pronunciation

Noun

cuilén m (nominative plural culíuin)

  1. pup, puppy
    Synonym: cana
  2. cub
    Synonym: cana
  3. kitten

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cuilén cuilénL culíuinL
Vocative culíuin cuilénL cuilénuH
Accusative cuilénN cuilénL cuilénuH
Genitive culíuinL cuilén cuilénN
Dative cuilénL cuilénaib cuilénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cuilén

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cuilén chuilén cuilén
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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