geocán

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Irish

Alternative forms

deocán, diúcán
geócán (obsolete)

Etymology

From geoc +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟoːˈkɑːn̪ˠ/,
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟoːkɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɔːkanˠ/

Noun

geocán m (genitive singular geocáin, nominative plural geocáin)

(music) reed
Synonym: feag
windpipe
Synonym: píobán

Declension

Declension of geocán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	geocán	geocáin
Vocative	a gheocáin	a gheocána
Genitive	geocáin	geocán
Dative	geocán	geocáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an geocán	na geocáin
Genitive	an gheocáin	na ngeocán
Dative	leis an ngeocán don gheocán	leis na geocáin

Further reading

“geocán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “diúcán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 246
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “geocán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 360
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geocán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24

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