caorán

Irish

Alternative forms

• cadhrán, caofrán, caofróg

Etymology

From caor (“dry lump or clod of earth or turf”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /keːˈɾˠan̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠanˠ/, /ˈkiːɾˠan̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈkɯːɾˠanˠ/; /ˈkeːɾˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈkɤːɾˠanˠ/ (corresponding to the form cadhrán); /ˈkiːfˠɾˠanˠ/ (corresponding to the form caofrán); any of the above with /-ɾˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

caorán m (genitive singular caoráin, nominative plural caoráin)

1. moor (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath)

Declension

Declension of caorán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caorán caoráin vocative a chaoráin a chaorána genitive caoráin caorán dative caorán caoráin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an caorán na caoráin genitive an chaoráin na gcaorán dative leis an gcaorán don chaorán leis na caoráin

Mutation

Mutated forms of caorán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caorán	chaorán	gcaorán

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caorán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 117
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caorán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN