caorthann

Irish

Alternative forms

• cárthann

Etymology

From Middle Irish cáerthand.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːɾˠhən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠhən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠhən̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈkɯːɾˠhən̪ˠ/

Noun

caorthann m (genitive singular caorthainn, nominative plural caorthainn)

1. rowan, mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Declension

Declension of caorthann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caorthann caorthainn vocative a chaorthainn a chaorthanna genitive caorthainn caorthann dative caorthann caorthainn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an caorthann na caorthainn genitive an chaorthainn na gcaorthann dative leis an gcaorthann don chaorthann leis na caorthainn

Mutation

Mutated forms of caorthann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caorthann	chaorthann	gcaorthann

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

Further reading

• “caorthann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáerthann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caorṫann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 117
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caorthann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86