cúan
Middle Irish
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editcúan f
Inflection
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).[1]
Noun
editcúan m
Inflection
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editMutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
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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. |
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
Further reading
edit- (litter, pack): Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- (bay, gulf): Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
editEtymology
editIf the original sense was "pack of animals, pups," formed from cú (“dog”). Or otherwise from Proto-Celtic *kounos, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂wp-o-, which is related to Proto-Slavic *kupъ (“heap”), possibly also Proto-Germanic *haupaz.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcúan f
Inflection
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | cúanL | cúainL | cúanaH |
Vocative | cúanL | cúainL | cúanaH |
Accusative | cúainN | cúainL | cúanaH |
Genitive | cúaineH | cúanL | cúanN |
Dative | cúainL | cúanaib | cúanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
edit- Middle Irish: cúan
Mutation
editOld 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. |
References
edit- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cúan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- (litter, pack): Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Middle Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Middle Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Middle Irish lemmas
- Middle Irish nouns
- Middle Irish feminine nouns
- Middle Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
- Middle Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Middle Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Middle Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Middle Irish masculine nouns
- mga:Dogs
- mga:Landforms
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish feminine nouns
- Old Irish ā-stem nouns
- sga:Dogs