cocán

Irish

Etymology

From coc +‎ -án.

Noun

cocán m (genitive singular cocáin, nominative plural cocáin)

  1. (botany) calyx
  2. knot; bun (of hair)

Declension
Declension of cocán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cocán cocáin
Vocative a chocáin a chocána
Genitive cocáin cocán
Dative cocán cocáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cocán na cocáin
Genitive an chocáin na gcocán
Dative leis an gcocán

don chocán

 leis na cocáin

Derived terms
  • cocán dearg (“poppy”)
  • cocán gruaige (“topknot”)
  • cocán róis (“rose-bud”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cocán chocán gcocán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Further reading
  • Entries containing “cocán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cocán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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