cocán

See also: cocan

Irish

Etymology

From coc +‎ -án.

Noun

cocán m (genitive singular cocáin, nominative plural cocáin)

  1. (botany) calyx
  2. knot; bun (of hair)

Declension

Declension of cocán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cocán cocáin
vocative a chocáin a chocána
genitive cocáin cocán
dative cocán cocáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cocán na cocáin
genitive an chocáin na gcocán
dative leis an gcocán
don chocán 		leis na cocáin

Derived terms

  • cocán dearg (“poppy”)
  • cocán gruaige (“topknot”)
  • cocán róis (“rose-bud”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cocán
radical lenition eclipsis
cocán chocán gcocán

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

References

Further reading

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