caorán
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom caor (“dry lump or clod of earth or turf”) + -án.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /keːˈɾˠan̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɾˠanˠ/, /ˈkiːɾˠan̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːɾˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈkɯːɾˠanˠ/; /ˈkeːɾˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈkɤːɾˠanˠ/[2] (corresponding to the form cadhrán); /ˈkiːfˠɾˠanˠ/[3] (corresponding to the form caofrán); any of the above with /-ɾˠan̪ˠ/
Noun
editcaorán m (genitive singular caoráin, nominative plural caoráin)
- moor (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath)
Declension
editDeclension of caorán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caorán | chaorán | gcaorán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “caorán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 72, page 31
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 312, page 110
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caorán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 117
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caorán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN