cuain
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cúan (“litter of pups or other small animals”).
Alternative forms
Noun
cuain f (genitive singular cuaine, nominative plural cuaineanna)
Declension
Declension of cuain
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
Noun
cuain m
- vocative and genitive singular of cuan (“haven; harbour; place of refuge; bow, curve; bowed, stooped, person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuain | chuain | gcuain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "cuain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cuain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
Noun
cuain f (genitive singular cuaine, plural cuainean)
Etymology 2
See etymology on the main entry.
Noun
cuain m
- genitive singular of cuan
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cuain | chuain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “1 cúan” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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