eascann

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish escong (“eel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eascann f (genitive singular eascainne, nominative plural eascanna)

  1. eel
  2. reptile, snake

Declension

Declension of eascann (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative eascann eascanna
vocative a eascann a eascanna
genitive eascainne eascann
dative eascann eascanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an eascann na heascanna
genitive na heascainne na n-eascann
dative leis an eascann
don eascann 		leis na heascanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of eascann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eascann n-eascann heascann not applicable

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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