cocán

See also: cocan

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

Mutated forms of cocán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cocán	chocán	gcocán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cocán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cocán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024