cosán

See also: cosan

Irish

Alternative forms

• casán (Ulster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish casán. By surface analysis, cos +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠɑːnˠ/, (Aran) /ˈkəsˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsˠɑnˠ/ (corresponding to the form casán)

Noun

cosán m (genitive singular cosáin, nominative plural cosáin)

1. path, footway, track
2. footpath, pavement, sidewalk

Declension

Declension of cosán (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cosán cosáin vocative a chosáin a chosána genitive cosáin cosán dative cosán cosáin forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an cosán na cosáin genitive an chosáin na gcosán dative leis an gcosán don chosán leis na cosáin

Descendants

• → Yola: cusseraane

Mutation

Mutated forms of cosán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cosán	chosán	gcosán

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

Middle Irish

Noun

cosán m

1. Alternative form of casán