cocán

Irish

Etymology

From coc +‎ -án.

Noun

cocán m (genitive singular cocáin, nominative plural cocáin)

1. (botany) calyx
2. knot; bun (of hair)

Declension

Declension of cocán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cocán cocáin Vocative a chocáin a chocána Genitive cocáin cocán Dative cocán cocáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cocán na cocáin Genitive an chocáin na gcocán Dative leis an gcocán don chocán leis na cocáin

Derived terms

• cocán dearg (“poppy”)
• cocán gruaige (“topknot”)
• cocán róis (“rose-bud”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cocán	chocán	gcocán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• Entries containing “cocán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cocán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.