poccán

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From poc(c) (“he-goat, male deer, buck”) +‎ -án.

Noun

poccán m

  1. diminutive of pocc
  2. he-goat

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

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
poccán phoccán poccán
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “poc(c)án” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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