casán

See also: casan

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

casán m (genitive singular casáin, nominative plural casáin)

  1. Ulster form of cosán

Declension
Declension of casán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative casán casáin
Vocative a chasáin a chasána
Genitive casáin casán
Dative casán casáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an casán na casáin
Genitive an chasáin na gcasán
Dative leis an gcasán

don chasán

 leis na casáin

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

References
  1. Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt, Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 3.

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly cos (“foot”) +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

Noun

casán m

  1. path, footpath
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

casán m

  1. fastener or ornament for a cloak
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
casán chasán casán
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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