sacán

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠəˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɑkɑːn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From sac (“sack”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

sacán m (genitive singular sacáin, nominative plural sacáin)

  1. diminutive of sac (“sack”)
  2. sackcloth

Etymology 2

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Noun

sacán m (genitive singular sacáin, nominative plural sacáin)

  1. fieldfare
    Synonym: glaisneach
Alternative forms
  • siocán

Declension

Declension of sacán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sacán sacáin
vocative a shacáin a shacána
genitive sacáin sacán
dative sacán sacáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sacán na sacáin
genitive an tsacáin na sacán
dative leis an sacán
don sacán 		leis na sacáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of sacán
radical lenition eclipsis
sacán shacán
after an, tsacán 		not applicable

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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