Cuilén

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

Proper noun

Cuilén m (genitive Cuiléin)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Irish: Coileán
  • Scottish Gaelic: Cailean

Mutation

Mutation of Cuilén
radical lenition nasalization
Cuilén Chuilén Cuilén
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

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