caolán
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From caol (“slender, narrow”) + -án.
Noun edit
caolán m (genitive singular caoláin, nominative plural caoláin)
- (geography) creek
- (anatomy) small intestine
- catgut
- Synonym: snáithe caoláin
- Alternative form of caoladán (“thin person, thing”)
Declension edit
Declension of caolán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- caolán beag
- caolán imleacáin (“umbilical cord”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caolán | chaolán | gcaolán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caolán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “caolán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caolán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.