bolcán

See also: Bolcán

Irish

Etymology

From French volcan (adapted to the suffix -án), from Latin Vulcānus, from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bəl̪ˠˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔlˠkɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔlˠkænˠ/

Noun

bolcán m (genitive singular bolcáin, nominative plural bolcáin)

1. volcano
2. (obsolete) spirits, strong drink, poteen

Declension

Declension of bolcán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bolcán bolcáin vocative a bholcáin a bholcána genitive bolcáin bolcán dative bolcán bolcáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bolcán na bolcáin genitive an bholcáin na mbolcán dative leis an mbolcán don bholcán leis na bolcáin

Derived terms

• bolcánach (“volcanic”)
• bolcánacht (“volcanism”)
• bolcáneolaíocht (“volcanology”)

Descendants

• → Fingallian: bolcane
  • → English: bolcane

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolcán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bolcán	bholcán	mbolcán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.