Irish

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Etymology

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From cuas +‎ -án.

Noun

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cuasán m (genitive singular cuasáin, nominative plural cuasáin)

  1. (anatomy) cavity (hollow area within the body)
  2. (firearms) chamber (part of a firearm holding the round before firing)
  3. small hollow (unfilled space in something solid; cavity)

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuasán chuasán gcuasán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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