cúan

See also cuan, cuān, cuán, and cuàn

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *kapno-, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to grasp).

Noun

cúan m

  1. bay
  2. gulf
  3. harbour
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

cúan f and m

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

Mutation

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.
Last modified on 7 October 2012, at 14:49