catán

See also: catan and cățân

Irish

Etymology

cat +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkat̪ˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkat̪ˠænˠ/

Noun

catán m (genitive singular catáin, nominative plural catáin)

1. Synonym of caitín (“kitten; nap of cloth”)

Inflection

Declension of catán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative catán catáin Vocative a chatáin a chatána Genitive catáin catán Dative catán catáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an catán na catáin Genitive an chatáin na gcatán Dative leis an gcatán don chatán leis na catáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
catán	chatán	gcatán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “catán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “catán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “catán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtan/ [kaˈt̪ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ca‧tán

Noun

catán m (plural catanes)

1. Alternative form of catana

Further reading

• “catán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014