cúan f
This noun needs aninflection-table template.
FromProto-Celtic*kawnos, fromProto-Indo-European*kapnós, from*kap-(“to grasp”).[1]
cúan m
This noun needs aninflection-table template.
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cúan | chúan | cúan 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.
FromProto-Celtic*kounā, related tocú(“dog”).[1]
Attempts to relate toProto-Slavic*kupъ(“heap”),Lithuaniankaupas(“heap”), andProto-Germanic*haupaz have been made,[2] but the semantics are difficult to reconcile.[1]
cúan f
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cúanL | cúainL | cúanaH |
| vocative | cúanL | cúainL | cúanaH |
| accusative | cúainN | cúainL | cúanaH |
| genitive | cúaineH | cúanL | cúanN |
| dative | cúainL | cúanaib | cúanaib |
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cúan | chúan | cúan pronounced with/ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.