capán

See also: capan

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sapaːn]

Participle

capán

1. masculine singular passive participle of capat

Irish

Alternative forms

• cupán

Etymology

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Noun

capán m (genitive singular capáin, nominative plural capáin)

1. saucer-like wooden dish, bailer

Declension

Declension of capán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative capán capáin vocative a chapáin a chapána genitive capáin capán dative capán capáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an capán na capáin genitive an chapáin na gcapán dative leis an gcapán don chapán leis na capáin

Derived terms

• capán glúine (“knee-cap”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of capán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
capán	chapán	gcapán

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “capán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN