cúan
See also: cuan, cuàn, cuán, cuān, and cúán
Middle Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cúan.
Noun
cúan f
- litter
- pack
- band
- family
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapno-, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).[1]
Noun
cúan m
- bay
- gulf
- harbour
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: cuan
- Manx: keayn
- Scottish Gaelic: cuan
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| 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. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kawno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
Further reading
- (litter, pack): G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- (bay, gulf): G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
If the original sense was "pack of animals, pups," formed from cú (“dog”). Or otherwise from Proto-Celtic *kounos, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂wp-o-, which is related to Proto-Slavic *kupъ (“heap”), possibly also Proto-Germanic *haupaz.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːa̯n/
Noun
cúan f
- litter
- pack
- band
- family
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | cúanL | cúainL | cúanaH |
| Vocative | cúanL | cúainL | cúanaH |
| Accusative | cúainN | cúainL | cúanaH |
| Genitive | cúaineH | cúanL | cúanN |
| Dative | cúainL | cúanaib | cúanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: cúan
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| 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. | ||
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “cúan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- (litter, pack): G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language