cotún

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English coton (cotton, cotton clothing).

Pronunciation

  • (Cork) IPA(key): /kɔˈt̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

cotún m (genitive singular cotúin, nominative plural cotúin)

  1. cotton
    Synonym: cadás
  2. (historical) jacket, aketon

Declension

Declension of cotún (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cotún cotúin
vocative a chotúin a chotúna
genitive cotúin cotún
dative cotún cotúin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cotún na cotúin
genitive an chotúin na gcotún
dative leis an gcotún
don chotún
leis na cotúin

Mutation

Mutated forms of cotún
radical lenition eclipsis
cotún chotún gcotún

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

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