cúan

See also: cuan, cuàn, cuán, cuān, and cúán

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cúan.

Noun

cúan f

  1. litter
  2. pack
  3. band
  4. family
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).[1]

Noun

cúan m

  1. bay
  2. gulf
  3. harbour
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Irish: cuan
  • Manx: keayn
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuan

Mutation

Mutation of cúan
radical lenition nasalization
cúan chúan cúan
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.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 197

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kounā, related to cú (“dog”).[1]

Attempts to relate to Proto-Slavic *kupъ (“heap”), Lithuanian kaupas (“heap”), and Proto-Germanic *haupaz have been made,[2] but the semantics are difficult to reconcile.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːa̯n/

Noun

cúan f

  1. litter
  2. pack
  3. band
  4. family

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cúanL cúainL cúanaH
vocative cúanL cúainL cúanaH
accusative cúainN cúainL cúanaH
genitive cúaineH cúanL cúanN
dative cúainL cúanaib cúanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of cúan
radical lenition nasalization
cúan chúan cúan
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cúan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading

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