cáelán

Old Irish

Etymology

cáel +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːi̯laːn/

Noun

cáelán m

1. gut, bowel

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cáelán	cáelánL	cáeláinL
Vocative	cáeláin	cáelánL	cáelánuH
Accusative	cáelánN	cáelánL	cáelánuH
Genitive	cáeláinL	cáelán	cáelánN
Dative	cáelánL	cáelánaib	cáelánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: caolán
• Manx: collane
• Scottish Gaelic: caolan