cantain

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cantain, a late verbal noun of canaid (“sings, recites”).

Noun

cantain f (genitive singular cantana)

1. (nonstandard) verbal noun of can (“chant, sing”)
2. chanting, singing
   1. birdsong

Declension

Declension of cantain

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative cantain Vocative a chantain Genitive cantana Dative cantain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chantain Genitive na cantana Dative leis an gcantain don chantain

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cantain	chantain	gcantain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cantain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cantain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cantain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.