cuachma chon

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English dog whelk.

Noun

cuachma chon f (genitive singular cuachma chon, nominative plural cuachmaí con)

1. dog whelk, Nucella lapillus

Synonyms

• faocha chapaill
• faocha choirn

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuachma chon

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuachma chon	chuachma chon	gcuachma chon

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) “cuachma chon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “cuachma chon”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2025