beacán

Irish

Alternative forms

• bacán, bocán

Etymology

Possibly related to beach (“bee”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔkanˠ/ (corresponding to the alternative form bocán)

Noun

beacán m (genitive singular beacáin, nominative plural beacáin)

1. mushroom

   Synonym: muisiriún

Declension

Declension of beacán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative beacán beacáin Vocative a bheacáin a bheacána Genitive beacáin beacán Dative beacán beacáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an beacán na beacáin Genitive an bheacáin na mbeacán Dative leis an mbeacán don bheacán leis na beacáin

Derived terms

• beacán capaill
• beacán cnaipe
• beacán draíochta

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beacán	bheacán	mbeacán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beacán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “beacán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “beacán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.