cadán

Irish

Etymology

From English caddis or one of the related dialectal forms, suffixed with -án.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkad̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkad̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

cadán m (genitive singular cadáin)

1. caddis (larva of the caddis fly)

Declension

Declension of cadán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cadán Vocative a chadáin Genitive cadáin Dative cadán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cadán Genitive an chadáin Dative leis an gcadán don chadán

Descendants

• → Yola: kuddan (figurative)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN