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cúan

See also: cuan, cuàn, cuán, cuān, and cúán

Middle Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish cúan.

Noun

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cúan f

  1. litter
  2. pack
  3. band
  4. family
Inflection
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).[1]

Noun

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cúan m

  1. bay
  2. gulf
  3. harbour
Inflection
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
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  • Irish: cuan
  • Manx: keayn
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuan

Mutation

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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

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 197

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kounā, related to cú (“dog”).[1]

Attempts to relate to Proto-Slavic *kupъ (“heap”), Lithuanian kaupas (“heap”), and Proto-Germanic *haupaz have been made,[2] but the semantics are difficult to reconcile.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cúan f

  1. litter
  2. pack
  3. band
  4. family

Inflection

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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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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Mutation

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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

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cúan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading

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