cotún

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English coton (“cotton, cotton clothing”).

Pronunciation

• (Cork) IPA^(key): /kɔˈt̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

cotún m (genitive singular cotúin, nominative plural cotúin)

1. cotton

   Synonym: cadás

2. (historical) jacket, aketon

Declension

Declension of cotún

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cotún cotúin Vocative a chotúin a chotúna Genitive cotúin cotún Dative cotún cotúin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cotún na cotúin Genitive an chotúin na gcotún Dative leis an gcotún don chotún leis na cotúin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cotún	chotún	gcotún
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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