caún

Asturian

Alternative forms

• cadún
• cadunu
• cadagunu (Western Asturias)
• cadagún (Western Asturias)
• cadascún (dated central)
• candún (Llanes)

Etymology

From a contraction of the adjective cada (“each, every”) + pronoun ún (“one”).

Contraction

caún m (feminine caúna, neuter caúno, masculine plural caúnes, feminine plural caúnes)

1. every one, each one