geocán

Irish

Alternative forms

• deocán, diúcán
• geócán (obsolete)

Etymology

From geoc +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟoːˈkɑːn̪ˠ/, [ɟoːˈkɑ̃ːn̪ˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟoːkɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɔːkanˠ/

Noun

geocán m (genitive singular geocáin, nominative plural geocáin)

1. (music) reed

   Synonym: feag

2. windpipe

   Synonym: píobán

Declension

Declension of geocán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative geocán geocáin vocative a gheocáin a gheocána genitive geocáin geocán dative geocán geocáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an geocán na geocáin genitive an gheocáin na ngeocán dative leis an ngeocán don gheocán leis na geocáin

Further reading

• “geocán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “diúcán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 246
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “geocán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 360
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geocán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24