ruacan

Irish

Alternative forms

• ruacán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuəkənˠ/

Noun

ruacan m (genitive singular ruacain, nominative plural ruacain)

1. cockle (bivalve)

   Synonyms: gruán, sruán

Declension

Declension of ruacan (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ruacan ruacain vocative a ruacain a ruacana genitive ruacain ruacan dative ruacan ruacain forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ruacan na ruacain genitive an ruacain na ruacan dative leis an ruacan don ruacan leis na ruacain

Further reading

• “ruacan”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ruacán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 580
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ruacan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN