ruacan

Irish

Alternative forms

ruacán

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuəkənˠ/

Noun

ruacan m (genitive singular ruacain, nominative plural ruacain)

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.

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