castan

See also: castán, ĉastan, and častan

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish castán (compare modern Irish castán), from Latin castanea or Old French chastaigne (modern French châtaigne), with influence from the native suffix -án.

Noun

castan m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. chestnut

   Synonyms: castan Spaainagh, cro Spaainagh

Derived terms

• castan ny gabbil (“horse chestnut”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
castan	chastan	gastan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “castán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin castaneus (19th century), possibly earlier via Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana). The Aromanian (cãstãnj) and Megleno-Romanian equivalents of the word are likely directly inherited from Latin.

Noun

castan m (plural castani)

1. chestnut tree

Declension

Declension of castan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) castan	castanul	(niște) castani	castanii
genitive/dative	(unui) castan	castanului	(unor) castani	castanilor
vocative	castanule		castanilor

Related terms

• castană
• castaniu

 

References

• castan in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish castán (compare modern Irish castán), from Latin castanea or Old French chastaigne (modern French châtaigne), with influence from the native suffix -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰas̪t̪an/

Noun

castan m (genitive singular castain, plural castanan)

1. chestnut (nut)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
castan	chastan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “castan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “castán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language