caolán

See also: caolan and Caolán

Irish

Etymology

caol (“slender, narrow”) +‎ -án

Noun

caolán m (genitive singular caoláin, nominative plural caoláin)

  1. creek
  2. small intestine

Declension
Declension of caolán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caolán caoláin
Vocative a chaoláin a chaolána
Genitive caoláin caolán
Dative caolán caoláin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an caolán na caoláin
Genitive an chaoláin na gcaolán
Dative leis an gcaolán

don chaolán

 leis na caoláin

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caolán chaolán gcaolán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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