cúan

See also: cuan, cuàn, cuán, cuān, and cúán

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuːa̯n/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapno-, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

cúan m

  1. bay
  2. gulf
  3. harbour
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

cúan f

  1. litter
  2. pack
  3. band
  4. family
Inflection
Feminine ā-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
cúan chúan cúan
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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