cáelán

Old Irish

Etymology

From coíl +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːi̯laːn/

Noun

cáelán m

  1. gut, bowel

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cáelán cáelánL cáeláinL
vocative cáeláin cáelánL cáelánuH
accusative cáelánN cáelánL cáelánuH
genitive cáeláinL cáelán cáelánN
dative cáelánL cáelánaib cáelánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: caolán
  • Manx: collane
  • Scottish Gaelic: caolan
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