coileán

coileán

See also: coilean and còilean

Irish

Alternative forms

• cuileán (obsolete)
• cuiléan (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish cuilén, from Proto-Celtic *kulēnos (“whelp”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɪˈlʲaːn̪ˠ/

Noun

coileán m (genitive singular coileáin, nominative plural coileáin)

1. pup, cub, whelp
2. (of person) youth, scion
3. trickster

Declension

Declension of coileán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative coileán coileáin Vocative a choileáin a choileána Genitive coileáin coileán Dative coileán coileáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an coileán na coileáin Genitive an choileáin na gcoileán Dative leis an gcoileán don choileán leis na coileáin

Derived terms

• coileáinín m (“puppy”)
• coileán fir (“(young) fighting man”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coileán	choileán	gcoileán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "coileán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cuilén”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN