caisearbhán

Irish

Caisearbhán

Etymology

From Old Irish caiserbán, from cas (curly(-haired)) + serbán (oats).

Pronunciation

Noun

caisearbhán m (genitive singular caisearbháin, nominative plural caisearbháin)

  1. dandelion (plant, wild flower (genus Taraxacum))
  2. (figuratively) sour person

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caisearbhán chaisearbhán gcaisearbhán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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