castán
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish castán (compare Manx and Scottish Gaelic castan), from Latin castanea or Old French chastaigne (modern French châtaigne), with influence from the native suffix -án.
Noun edit
castán m (genitive singular castáin, nominative plural castáin)
- (Spanish, sweet) chestnut
Declension edit
Declension of castán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- castán Eorpach (“sweet chestnut”)
- castán uisce (“water chestnut”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
castán | chastán | gcastán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also edit
- cnó capaill (“horse-chestnut”)
- geanmchnó (“chestnut”)
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “castán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “castán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “castán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “castán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.