Cabhán

Irish

Etymology

From cabhán (“hollow, cavity”), from Old Irish cobfán (“slope, hollow”).

Proper noun

An Cabhán m (genitive an Chabháin)

Cavan (a town in Ireland)
Cavan (a county of Ireland)
Synonym: Contae an Chabháin

Declension

Declension of Cabhán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cabhán
Vocative	a Chabháin
Genitive	Cabháin
Dative	Cabhán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Cabhán
Genitive	an Chabháin
Dative	leis an gCabhán don Chabhán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Cabhán	Chabhán	gCabhán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Cabhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “Cabhán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Cabhán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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