casán

See also: casan

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

casán m (genitive singular casáin, nominative plural casáin)

  1. Ulster form of cosán
    • 1894 March 1, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
      Shiubhal sé leis arís, gur casadh air poll mór uisge i lár a chasáin.
      He walked on again till he met with a large pool of water in the middle of his path.

Declension
Declension of casán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative casán casáin
Vocative a chasáin a chasána
Genitive casáin casán
Dative casán casáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an casán na casáin
Genitive an chasáin na gcasán
Dative leis an gcasán

don chasán

 leis na casáin

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
casán chasán gcasán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt‎ (in Irish), Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 3

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly cos (“foot”) +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

Noun

casán m

  1. path, footpath
Descendants
  • Irish: cosán
  • Manx: cassan
  • Scottish Gaelic: casan

Etymology 2

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Noun

casán m

  1. fastener or ornament for a cloak

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
casánchasáncasán
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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