Irish
Etymology
cat + -án
Pronunciation
Noun
catán m (genitive singular catáin, nominative plural catáin)
- synonym of caitín (“kitten; nap of cloth”)
Inflection
Declension of catán (first declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of catán
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lenition
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eclipsis
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chatán
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gcatán
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “catán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “catán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “catán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈtan/ [kaˈt̪ãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ca‧tán
Noun
catán m (plural catanes)
- alternative form of catana
Further reading