ruacan

ruacan

Irish

Alternative forms

• ruacán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuəkənˠ/

Noun

ruacan m (genitive singular ruacain, nominative plural ruacain)

1. cockle (bivalve)

   Synonyms: gruán, sruán

Declension

Declension of ruacan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ruacan ruacain Vocative a ruacain a ruacana Genitive ruacain ruacan Dative ruacan ruacain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ruacan na ruacain Genitive an ruacain na ruacan Dative leis an ruacan don ruacan leis na ruacain

Further reading

• “ruacan” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• “ruacán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 580.
• "ruacan" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.