earcán

Irish

Etymology 1

From earc (“lizard”) +‎ -án.

Noun

earcán m (genitive singular earcáin, nominative plural earcáin)

  1. blindworm, slowworm
Synonyms
  • earcán caoch

Noun

earcán m (genitive singular earcáin, nominative plural earcáin)

  1. Alternative form of arcán (“piglet”)

Declension
Declension of earcán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative earcán earcáin
Vocative a earcáin a earcána
Genitive earcáin earcán
Dative earcán earcáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-earcán na hearcáin
Genitive an earcáin na n-earcán
Dative leis an earcán

don earcán

 leis na hearcáin

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
earcán n-earcán hearcán t-earcán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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