Cabhán
Irish
Etymology
From cabhán (“hollow, cavity”), from Old Irish cobfán (“slope, hollow”).
Proper noun
An Cabhán m (genitive an Chabháin)
- Cavan (a town in Ireland)
- Cavan (a county of Ireland)
- Synonym: Contae an Chabháin
Declension
Declension of Cabhán
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Cabhán | Chabhán | gCabhán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Cabhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Cabhán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Cabhán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.