cársán

cársán

Irish

Alternative forms

• carsán
• cursán (Ulster)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɾˠsˠanˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form cursán)

Noun

cársán m (genitive singular cársáin)

1. wheezing
2. hoarseness

   Synonyms: slócht, piachán

Declension

Declension of cársán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cársán Vocative a chársáin Genitive cársáin Dative cársán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cársán Genitive an chársáin Dative leis an gcársán don chársán

Further reading

• “cársán” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “carsán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “cársán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 119.
• "cársán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 26