cáelán

Old Irish

Etymology

From coíl +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːi̯laːn/

Noun

cáelán m

1. gut, bowel

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cáelán	cáelánL	cáeláinL
vocative	cáeláin	cáelánL	cáelánuH
accusative	cáelánN	cáelánL	cáelánuH
genitive	cáeláinL	cáelán	cáelánN
dative	cáelánL	cáelánaib	cáelánaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: caolán
• Manx: collane
• Scottish Gaelic: caolan