cathan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cadan (compare Irish cadhan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰahan/[1]

Noun

cathan m (genitive singular cathain, plural cathain)

  1. barnacle goose

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cathan m pl

  1. plural of cath

Mutation

Mutation of cathan
radical lenition
cathan chathan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

Further reading

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

cathan f (plural cathanau)

  1. kitten
    Synonym: cath fach

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cathan
radical soft nasal aspirate
cathan gathan nghathan chathan

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cathan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies