cosán

See also: cosan

Irish

Alternative forms

• casán (Ulster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish casán. By surface analysis, cos +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/, [kəˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɔsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsˠɑnˠ/, /ˈkɑsˠɑn̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling casán)

Noun

cosán m (genitive singular cosáin, nominative plural cosáin)

1. path, footway, track
2. footpath, pavement, sidewalk

Declension

Declension of cosán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cosán cosáin Vocative a chosáin a chosána Genitive cosáin cosán Dative cosán cosáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cosán na cosáin Genitive an chosáin na gcosán Dative leis an gcosán don chosán leis na cosáin

Descendants

• → Yola: cousane, cousaane

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cosán	chosán	gcosán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Noun

cosán m

1. Alternative form of casán