caolán

See also: caolan and Caolán

Irish

Etymology

From caol (“slender, narrow”) +‎ -án.

Noun

caolán m (genitive singular caoláin, nominative plural caoláin)

(geography) creek
(anatomy) small intestine
catgut
Synonym: snáithe caoláin
Alternative form of caoladán (“thin person, thing”)

Declension

Declension of caolán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caolán	caoláin
Vocative	a chaoláin	a chaolána
Genitive	caoláin	caolán
Dative	caolán	caoláin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an caolán	na caoláin
Genitive	an chaoláin	na gcaolán
Dative	leis an gcaolán don chaolán	leis na caoláin

Derived terms

caolán beag
caolán imleacáin (“umbilical cord”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caolán	chaolán	gcaolán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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