earcán

Irish

Etymology 1

From earc (“lizard”) +‎ -án.

Noun

earcán m (genitive singular earcáin, nominative plural earcáin)

  1. blindworm, slowworm
Synonyms
  • earcán caoch

Etymology 2

Noun

earcán m (genitive singular earcáin, nominative plural earcáin)

  1. alternative form of arcán (“piglet”)

Declension

Declension of earcán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative earcán earcáin
vocative a earcáin a earcána
genitive earcáin earcán
dative earcán earcáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-earcán na hearcáin
genitive an earcáin na n-earcán
dative leis an earcán
don earcán 		leis na hearcáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of earcán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
earcán n-earcán hearcán t-earcán

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

References

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